The bandits were reported to have attacked a community in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State.
The soldiers raided the bandits’ hideouts within the borders of Benue and Nasarawa States respectively.
It was also learnt that the bandits had earlier attacked Anune villagers, a rural community along Naka road in the outskirts of Makurdi LGA, and allegedly killed unspecified numbers of people.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, confirmed the attack on Anune village but did not state if there was any casualty.
“Today 17/4/2021 at about 4.30am information was received that gunmen invaded Anune, Naka road, Makurdi. A team of Police officers have been deployed to the area to forestall further breakdown of law and order. Further information will be communicated to you please,” the PPRO said.
But an eye witness to NewsSpecng that the bandits attacked residents around 4am during which they fired gunshots sporadically.
The villager said he could not yet ascertain how many persons were killed but that some people lost their lives in the attack while those who sustained injuries have been evacuated to the hospital.
The witness added that the security operatives drove into the forest area where the alleged bandits had earlier retreated into and that before long, the soldiers’ were seen returning with at least five dead bodies of the suspected attackers.
