Troops of 3 Division of the Nigerian Army deployed to quell the crisis in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state have neutralized 3 Bandits today Wednesday 12 July 2023.
Brigadier General, Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director Army Public Relations made this known in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday.
According to the statement the troops obliterated the criminals when they gallantly fought through an ambush staged by the bandits, while responding to a distress call in Mangu general area.
“After successfully clearing the ambush, the troops recovered 3 x AK 47 Rifles,14 rounds of 7.62 mm Special rounds, 1 x Motorcycle and a Constabulary Police Identity card”.
The Army spokesman noted that troops are currently on the trail of bandits who escaped with gunshot wounds during the fire fight.
