Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation WHIRL STROKE, have arrested two suspected logistics suppliers linked to bandits in Benue State.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE, troops of Sector 1 acted on intelligence and arrested the suspects in Abaji Community.
The suspects were identified as Tertser Terngu, 24, and Aondongu Tersoo, 15, both from Tersoo Village. They allegedly supplied logistics to a bandit kingpin operating across River Yooyo in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area.
The suspects remain in custody for investigation and further processing by the relevant authorities.
In a related operation, troops responding to an armed robbery report at Jootar Village, along the Kyado–Wukari Road in Ukum Local Government Area, discovered that Volunteer Guards had already apprehended two suspected armed robbers.
Items recovered included one locally made pistol, seven rounds of 7.62mm PKT ammunition and a pair of scissors.
The Force Commander of Operation WHIRL STROKE and General Officer Commanding 5 Division, Major General Moses Gara, commended the troops and urged them to sustain their operational tempo while leveraging timely intelligence to combat criminal activities in the area.
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