Troops kill two suspected armed bandits in Plateau; Abducted pregnant wife of Gurku monarch still in captivity

Troops of operation Hakorin Damisa 2 have killed two suspected armed bandits in the Amere-Ududu community in Southern Kaduna state.
The joint taskforce also arrested 62 suspects in connection with armed banditry, gunrunning, kidnapping, armed robbery, and other heinous crimes.

Their efforts also led to the recovery of 4 locally fabricated rifles, 2 dane guns, 21 rounds of 7.62mm special, 13 rounds of 9mm, 11 cartridges, 6 AK 47 magazines, 1 pistol magazine, 2 cutlasses, 1 knife, 4 mobile phones, and 2 vehicles.

Meanwhile, the Wife of the First Class Traditional Ruler of Gurku kingdom who was abducted alongside her husband Jibril Mamman-Waziri on the 6th of August, 2023 is still in the custody of kidnappers.

The Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule had on Monday announced the release of the traditional ruler but was silent about the release of the pregnant wife.

A source in the community who spoke to TVC News confirmed that the wife of the monarch is yet to be released.

Several calls were made to the Police Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel without a response.

42 Cows and 17 sheep, for a total of 426 cows, were seized for illegally grazing on farmlands belonging to locals across the Operation STF Joint Operation Area and handed over to the local authorities.

The Spokesperson of Operation Safe Haven, Captain Oya James, made the development known in a press release made available to TVC News.