By ZAKAA LAZARUS
Troops of Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation WHIRL STROKE have arrested two suspected terrorist logistics suppliers and two suspected armed robbers in separate operations in Benue State.
The Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu Zubairu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday.
According to the statement, troops of Sector 1, acting on intelligence, arrested two suspected bandits’ logistics suppliers in Abaji community on October 28, 2026. The suspects allegedly provide logistical support to a bandit kingpin operating across River Yooyo in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects were identified as Tertser Terngu, 24, and Aondongu Tersoo, 15, both from Tersoo village. They are currently in custody for investigation and will be handed over to the appropriate agencies.
In a related development, troops on fighting patrol at about 2:16 p.m. on the same day received information about an armed robbery incident at Jootar village along the Kyado-Wukari Road in Ukum LGA.
The statement said troops promptly mobilised to the scene, where operatives of the Volunteer Guards had already apprehended two suspected armed robbers.
Items recovered from them included one locally made pistol, seven rounds of 7.62mm PKT ammunition and a pair of scissors.
The Force Commander, JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE and General Officer Commanding, 5 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Moses Gara, commended the troops and urged them to sustain the operational tempo, remain vigilant and continue to leverage timely intelligence to combat criminal activities across the Joint Operations Area.
