Troops of 3 Division of the Nigerian Army and the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace (JTF OPEP), have foiled an attempted attack on communities in Plateau State, neutralising five bandits and recovering arms and ammunition.
Zagazola Makama gathered that the operation was carried out in the early hours of Thursday as part of the ongoing Operation Peace Shield, according to military sources.
The sources said the troops, acting on credible intelligence, laid an ambush along the Dutsen Zaki–Odare Forest axis in Wase Local Government Area, where bandits were mobilising to attack adjoining communities.
“During the firefight that ensued, troops neutralised five bandits, while others fled with gunshot wounds,” the source said.
