Security forces in Benue State successfully repelled an armed bandits’ attack on Ukohol, a community in Yelewata district of Guma Local Government Area, on Sunday.
According to reports, the attackers stormed the village in what is believed to have been a retaliatory strike following the arrest of one of their members the previous day.
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The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Daudu coordinated a joint response team comprising the Special Intervention Squad (SIS), Police Mobile Force (PMF), Operation Zenda, and the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU). The team engaged the criminals in a fierce exchange of gunfire.
“The bandits, overwhelmed by the superior firepower of the security forces, eventually retreated,” a police source said.
Authorities confirmed that residents trapped during the attack were successfully evacuated, with all but one individual rescued unhurt.
Police sources further disclosed that a search-and-rescue operation, including bush combing, has been launched in the area to track down the fleeing assailants and recover the missing person.
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Confirming the arrest on Monday, the Zone XI Police Command Public Relations Officer, Ade Ogunyemi, told DAILY POST that Oladepo was detained following a report of the abuse.
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