News Reports Police Repel Bandits in Benue Community, Kill One by Joshua Biem January 18, 2024 Published by Joshua Biem January 18, 2024 4 Policemen have repelled the attack by local bandits on Tse Gaagum village in Ukemberegya council ward in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.The security operatives were reported to have killed one of the bandits who invaded the village in the early hours of Wednesday. According to a source from the community, the bandits were said to have stormed the village around 4 am and attacked the villagers. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the villagers made a distress call to security operatives who responded promptly and gave the bandits a hot chase. The source said, “The bandits stormed the village around 4 am on Wednesday and took away motorcycles and other valuables. “Luckily, a resident of the village made a call to policemen and they succeeded in chasing them and, in the process, killed one of them and recovered a motorcycle.” When contacted, the state governor’s Special Adviser to on Security and Internal Affairs, Joseph Har, confirmed the report and commended the security operatives for their prompt response to distress call. Har said, “I got the information that security men in Logo who received a distress call from residents of Tse Gaagum village early hours of today (Wednesday) shot dead one of the bandits who attacked the community. “They succeeded in recovering a motorcycle belonging to one of the villagers.” Efforts to get the state Police Public Relations Officer, S, Catherine Anene, were not successful as her phone rang out. Source: Punch 0 comments 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail Joshua Biem previous post Bandits Kill Two Immigration Officers in Kebbi next post Accelerating Climate Action: Integrating Science, Mitigation, and Adaptation with Machine Learning You may also like Three Sentenced To Death In Iran Over Killing... November 5, 2024 Killers Of Ugandan Olympian Sentenced to 35 years November 5, 2024 Gombe Snakebite Hospital Records Highest Cases In Sub-Saharan... November 5, 2024 Two Arrested For Stripping Teenage Girls Over Alleged... November 5, 2024 NDDC Begins Channelisation Of Creek In Bayelsa, Rivers November 5, 2024 NIGERIA VIOLENT CONFLICT WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT November 5, 2024 Driver killed As Police Rescue 23 Kidnap Victims... November 5, 2024 Kano Gov’t Probes Alleged Assault On Doctor By... November 5, 2024 Police Nab Man For Allegedly Beheading Father Inside... November 5, 2024 Insecurity: Over 20 schools, 23 markets closed in... October 29, 2024