Saturday, October 25, 2025 - Gunmen have k!lled two security operatives attached to Operation Zenda Joint Task Force (JTF) during an attack on a security checkpoint along the Otukpo–Ohimini axis of Benue State.
The
incident occurred at about 11:59 p.m. on October 22, 2025.
According
to the sources, the victims Insp. Akpan Ogbole of the Nigeria Police Force and
Abechi Oche of the Nigeria Forest and Hunters Services sustained gunshot wounds
during a crossfire with the attackers.
They were
rushed to the Otukpo General Hospital, where they later died while receiving
treatment.
Police
said the assailants carted away one AK-47 rifle belonging to the police and one
pump-action gun belonging to the Forest and Hunters Services before fleeing the
scene.
Their
bodies have been deposited at the Otukpo General Hospital mortuary.
The
sources said tactical teams led by the Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police
(Operations) had been deployed to Otukpo Area Command to coordinate aggressive
anti-crime operations aimed at arresting the perpetrators and dismantling
criminal gangs operating in the area.
The State
Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) has commenced a full investigation
into the incident.
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