Nigerian Soldiers Detect, Destroy Camps Of Armed Gangs In 3 Councils In Benue

The Nigerian military on Thursday said that troops deployed to Benue had already detected and cleared camps of all armed gangs in three local governments areas of the state.
According to a statement issued by Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, the Director of Defence Information, in Abuja, normalcy has been restored in Guma, Gwer-West and Agatu Local Government Areas, while some arrests and recoveries have been made in the process.
* Nigerian military says camps of armed gang in Benue State have been destroyed
"Formation Commanders of the Nigerian Army have moved to the various states in their area of responsibility to address the deteriorating security situation in parts of the North-Central.
"Tagged 'Operation Restore Peace', the mission has also resulted in the destruction of militant camps, arrests as well as recovery of arms in Shendam Area of Plateau State.
"Two AK 47 rifles were recovered after an encounter by troops of the Special Task Force with the armed gangs in their enclaves in Shimanker, Plateau State.
"Some militants camps in Ladduga, near Kachia, Kaduna State, were destroyed while arms were recovered in Maigungume Hills in Niger State,'' the statement read.
It added that General Officers Commanding were directly supervising the operations in Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger, while troops were combing forests in the mission areas to apprehend members of armed gangs and destroy their enclaves.