Army Recovers Locally Made Pistol in Benue

Troops of Nigerian Army on Exercise  AYEM AKPATUMA have continued to make significant progress in the Field Training Exercise.

It is in this regards that troops deployed in at Taraba State while  on patrol at Gidan Kiya village, Ibbi Local Government Area of Taraba State, on Friday  23rd February 2018 recovered locally made pistol with one live cartrdge from the village.

The troops also acting on a distress call immediately intervened in a violent clash between the hunters and herdsmen in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

Similarly, troops on patrol on 22nd February 2018 deployed at Ayilamo village in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State while on patrol at Chegba village arrested a herdsman with a locally made bullet proof vest and a cutlass.  The herdsman has been handed over to the police for further action.

The public especially the residents of the areas where Exercise AYEM AKPATUMA is taking place  are advised to continue to cooperate with the troops by providing useful information and  to report any suspected movement by individual or group to the military or law enforcement agencies in their area.

You are please requested to disseminate this information to the public through your medium.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Colonel Aliyu Yusuf

For Director Army Public Relations

The patrol team of Sector C, 707 Special Forces Brigade on Exercise AYEM AKPATUMA deployed at Katsina Ala-Zaki Biam road,   Benue State, were on Saturday 24th February 2018 alerted on an ongoing suspected armed robbery at Gbor village.

The troops moved to the village immediately and arrested 6 suspected armed robbers and recovered their weapons and motorcycles which were handed over to Nigeria Police Force for further investigation and prosecution.

You are please requested to disseminate this information to the public through your medium.

Thank you for your usual cooperation.

OLABISI OLALEKAN AYENI

Major

Assistant Director Army Public Relations

707 Special Forces Brigade, Nigerian Army