Saturday, December 27, 2025 - Troops of 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, under the Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP), have foiled a planned attack by bandits, neutralising one suspect and recovering arms and ammunition in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The operation was carried out in the early hours of
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at Gwande Community in Monguna District as part of
the decisive phase of the ongoing Operation PEACE SHIELD aimed at ensuring a
peaceful yuletide celebration across the joint operations area.
It was gathered that the troops acted on credible
intelligence indicating that a group of bandits was mobilising to attack a
nearby community. “During the intelligence-led operation, troops made contact
with the bandits and engaged them in a firefight, forcing the criminals to
disperse in disarray,” the source said. During the encounter, one bandit
identified as Mallam Yahuza Abdullahi, aged 35, was neutralised. The troops
also recovered one fabricated revolver rifle, one fabricated pistol, nine
rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition and six cartridges from the criminals.
According to preliminary information from the community, the
neutralised bandit was a member of a criminal syndicate that had been
terrorising Gwande Community and surrounding areas.
Troops had commenced follow-up operations to track down, intercept and arrest other fleeing members of the syndicate.
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