Troops of OPWS kill 35 herdsmen, others in Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba
— 21st May 2018
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi
Troops of the newly launched Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) operating in Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara states managed to kill 35 herdsmen over the weekend, even as a large number of them escaped with gun shot wounds.
Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. John Agim, who disclosed this in a statement made available to Daily Sun on Monday, said the feat was achieved by troops carrying out clearance operations across Gwer West, Logo and Guma local government areas of Benue State.
Agim said that during the clearance operations, the OPWS troops made contact with heavily armed herdsmen around lower Benue and a militia camp at Chetarer village both in Benue State.
“The troops engaged the militia and followed the pursuit with M135 Helicopter of their air…
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