Six alleged criminals have been neutralized by Benue State Police Command agents during an onslaught against a bandit camp in the Mbavuur Ward of the state’s Logo Local Government Area.
At a news briefing on Monday, July 29, 2024, command spokesman SP Catherine Anene revealed that the achievement was made on Saturday following a gunfight with the bandits at their hideaway.
The criminals who kill people at will and collect taxes had been besieging the LGAs of Logo, Ukum, and Kastina-Ala, also known as the Sankera region.
Anene declared that the police would take severe action against the bandits operating in the area, leaving no stone unturned.
“Following intelligence received about a bandits’ camp at Mbavuur Ward, Logo Local Government Area, a team of Operation Zenda JTF stormed the camp on 27/07/2024 and engaged the militia group in a gun duel,” she stated.
“During the operation, six (6) bandits were neutralised while others escaped. Corpses were recovered and deposited at NKST Ugba morgue while fleeing suspects are still being trailed.”
Anene listed items recovered from the scene including one AK-47 rifle and two locally fabricated short guns loaded with ammunition.
