The Operation Whirl Stroke says it has destroyed 38 militia camps and recovered 178 assorted weapons in its one year of operation.
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The headquarters of Operation Whirl Stroke, an ongoing special military operation in Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba States, says it has arrested two suspected arms manufacturers in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.
The military said certain powerful forces in Benue State were responsible for the recent attacks on communities in the state.
The Commander of a special military task force known as “Operation Whirl Stroke” has confirmed that there was an attack at Agatu Community in Benue early on Wednesday.
Maj.Gen Adeyemi Yekini, Force Commander, Operation Whirl Stroke, has denied media reports that herdsmen killed 15 Benue indigenes in a renewed attack on communities in the state.
The Operation Wild Stroke of the Nigerian Army operating in Nasarawa, Benue and Taraba States says it has killed 17 bandits and arrested 67 others in the last eight months of its operation.
The military operation is responsible for maintaining peace and order in the three states currently facing threats of insurgency.
The farmers, who spoke with newsmen in several villages in the two local governments, said that they were enjoying “sweet peace” in their natural abodes.
The Operation Whirl Stroke said its troops killed three suspected boys of militia leader, Terwase Akwaza aka Gana in Zaki Biam, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue.
The Commander, Operation Whirl Stroke, Maj.-Gen. Adeyemi Yekini, said the military operation had facilitated the return of 145,000 Internally Displaced Persons to their homes. in Benue, Taraba and parts of Nasarawa states.
Force Commander, Operation Whirl Stroke, Maj.-Gen. Adeyemi Yekini, said on Monday that troops killed 21 armed herdsmen and lost one soldier in Benue State.