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Thursday 8 February 2018

Soldiers Arrest Armed Herdsmen Planning To Attack Governor Ortom's Farm In Benue State

Soldiers Arrest Armed Herdsmen Planning To Attack Governor Ortom's Farm In Benue State

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Soldiers posted to Benue state have successfully apprehended two herdsmen on their way to attack a community in Benue state.

Two suspected herdsmen have been arrested on Thursday while on their way to attack Governor Samuel Ortom’s  fish farm and other villages  in Guma Local Government Area of the state, Military authority said.

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In a statement issued on Thursday, the Assistant Director,  Army Public Relations 707 Special Force Brigade, Nigeria Army,  Major Olabisi Ayeni, said that the suspects were arrested on Tuesday while the troops were  on a routine patrol along Gbamjiba- Iyiodeh road in Guma Local Government Area.

“The militia who were suspected to be converging, possibly for an attack on Governor Ortom’s fish farm and other innocent citizens were about to be approached for questioning when they opened fire on the troops who later engaged them.

“The violent herdsmen who also fought back was at the same time trying to withdraw.

“The Special Forces Operators intensified their pursuit and succeeded in arresting two of them while others fled in disarray.

“The herdsmen had since been handed over to the police,” the military spokesman said.

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