23 Bandits Surrender, Taraba Village Head Collected ₦‎1.5 Million From Bandits

23 Bandits Surrender, Taraba Village Head Collected ₦‎1.5 Million From Bandits

Troops of the 6 Detachment, Nigerian Armed force and Area 3 Activity Spin Stroke (OPWS), have taken action against a famous criminal camp and killed a thought desperado in Angwan Bala, Kambari town of Karim Lamido Neighborhood Government Region, Taraba State.

The occurrence which happened on Sunday 2025 followed insight gathering by the military.

Following up on tenable knowledge on the development of thought criminals, troops directed a battling watch to the distinguished hideaway, and in locating the watch group, the scoundrels started shooting, provoking a quick and overpowering reaction from the soldiers.

In the following firefight, one outlaw was killed, while 23 others including 19 guys and four females gave up minus any additional opposition.

This is contained in an explanation by the Acting Right hand Head of 6 Detachment Armed force Advertising Chief Olubodunde Oni.

Chief Oni said an exhaustive hunt of the camp prompted the recuperation of a critical reserve of arms and ammo, including, four AK-47 rifles, five AK-47 rifle magazines, 80 rounds of 7.62mm extraordinary ammo, one English-made gun, two privately made weapons, 28 cutlasses, 16 bikes, 48 knifes, and pocketknives.

Primer examinations uncovered that the outlaws, initially from Level State, had paid a nearby boss in Amar town of Karim Lamido Neighborhood Government Area of Taraba Express the amount of ₦1,500,000 to procure and lay out their camp nearby.

Talking on the fruitful activity, the Administrator, 6 Unit, Nigerian Armed force Brigadier General Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa reaffirmed the Detachment’s enduring obligation to the security and steadiness of Taraba State and its environs.

General Uwa urged the general population to stay careful and report any dubious exercises to security organizations, underlining the basic job of local area participation in the battle against banditry and different types of culpability.

“This activity is a demonstration of our purpose to dispose of criminal components, reestablish enduring harmony, and guarantee that Taraba State doesn’t turn into a place of refuge for psychological militants. We will keep on working eagerly with pertinent partners to support the battle against instability,” General Uwa added.