Military wipes out terrorists in Plateau, recovers rifle

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace, OPEP, have neutralised two suspected terrorists, apprehended a bandit and recovered an AK-47 rifle during an operation in Plateau State.

This is contained in an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Abuja, on Tuesday.

According to the report, the incident occurred on August 10 at Nwur village in Langtang North Local Government Area of the state.

The report said the troops had mobilised with an apprehended suspected bandit to recover a rifle allegedly concealed by the suspect in the area.

It said the troops came under attack while approaching the village and responded with fire, neutralising two attackers.

”The arrested suspect accompanying the troops was also killed during the encounter, while no military personnel was injured.

”Troops subsequently exploited the area and recovered one AK-47 rifle, one magazine and two rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition.

”The troops continued operations to apprehend and neutralise other fleeing members of the suspected criminal syndicate,” the report said.