Troops repel armed herdsmen in Benue State

THE force commander of Operation Whirl Stroke, Major General Adeyemi Yekini said that troops of Operation Whirl Stroke on Monday repelled armed herdsmen at Tomatar village  in Guma Local Government area of Benue State.

Yekini who spoke to newsmen said that the bandits tried to invade the community and engaged the troops in a gun battle and inflicted heavy casualty on them, adding that no  troop suffers casualty in the battle.

The force commander promised that the troops would  continue to do its best to ensure safety of lives and property of all by dislodging all armed criminals anywhere in the state.

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Villagers at Tomatar have said that some armed herdsmen  stormed the  community and shot sporadically, the situation which sent residents of the community  scampered into safety.

One of the locals, Tanin told our correspondent that some herdsmen bandits invaded   Tse Tesghem village near Tomatar.

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The local  said that Tse Tseghem village close to Tomatar was one of the villages along the Benue riverine area  where several people were massacred on new year day in 2018.