No fewer than 3 bandits believed to be amongst the miscreants fomenting trouble in Mangu Council area of Plateau State were on Wednesday killed along Mangun – Pushit road by a Combat Team from Operation SAFE HAVEN while responding to a distress call.
Troops after ambushing and neutralising 3 out of the Many bandits professionally, also recovered 3 x AK 47 Rifles,14 rounds of 7.62 Special rounds, 1 x Motorcycle and a Constabulary Police ID card while others escaped with gunshot wounds.
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Recall, that the Commander Operations SAFE HAVEN and General Officer Commanding 3 Armoured Division, Major General AE Abubakar had earlier relocated temporarily the headquarters of the command to Mangu and reiterated that the Nigerian Army remains resolute in the discharge of its mandate within the ambits of the law and would continue to be firm, bold, decisive and just.
The Commander also explained, that the protection of lives and property of Citizens remain paramount and that with the redeployment of the headquarters to Mangu, all distress calls will be responded to promptly as several combat team have been dispatched to remote areas in the local government for enhanced rapid response.
Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe
