Benue State Police Command has successfully thwarted an attempted attack by suspected armed bandits on Owewe village, located in the Ichama community of Okpokwu Local Government Area.
According to a report by Zagazola Makama, the incident happened around 4:30 a.m. on December 30, when residents had assembled for a burial ceremony.
Security sources disclosed that patrol officers, working alongside personnel of the Benue State Civil Protection Guards, swiftly acted on a distress alert and confronted the assailants in a gun battle.
“The bandits were overwhelmed by superior firepower and fled the area,” the source said.
In the aftermath, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Okpokwu Division deployed additional operatives to the community and personally led a follow-up operation aimed at tracking down the fleeing attackers and apprehending them.
The source further revealed that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has taken over investigations into the incident.
Security operatives repel bandits’ attack in Benue community
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