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Nigerian Troops Kill 21 Herdsmen In Benue

Nigerian army

The force commander, Operation Whirl Stroke, Major General Adeyemi Yekini, on Monday confirmed that troops had killed 21 herdsmen between Benue and Nasarawa states in the last few weeks.

General Ayeni also confirmed the death of a soldier and two others injured last Saturday along Gbamjimba-Akor-Tomata in Guma Local Government Area of Benue state.

The force commander, who briefed Journalists on the activities of the Operation Whirl Stroke at Tactical Air Command located along Gboko road, Makurdi said that 60 suspects have so far been arrested since the inception of the operation.

General Yekini said that troops carried out raid operation at Tse Akwaza in Katsina Alla Local Government Area of Benue State last Saturday.

He hinted that there was the possibility that troops had killed the most wanted terrorist in the state, Terwase Akwaza aka ‘Gana’.

“During the firefight, the Mi35 spotted a group of about 20 armed herdsmen riding on motorcycles moving along the axis towards NasarawaState. 15 of the armed herdsmen on five motorcycles were neutralized with rocket fire from the Mi35 while others escaped with varying degrees of injury.

“Own troops chased remaining herdsmen until contact was broken close to the boundary between Nasarawa and Benue State. Plans are in progress to conduct further clearance operations of the border areas between the two states.

“The first was on 4 August, 2018, when troops of Sector 2 with the headquarter st Tomata supported by the Air Force reserve conducted clearing operation along Gbamjimba-Akor-Tomata when the troops made contact with armed militiamen moving with large herds of cattle, troops dislodged the armed men from the camp with unspecified number of them suspected to have been killed.

“Although no specific figure of casualty was officially given, troops who participated in the operation were of the opinion that not less than six of the armed men were killed during the fighting.

“The raid operation which took place at Tse Akwaza camp belonging to Gana in Kastina-Ala commenced at 0500hours on the 18th August 2018 through JatoAka-Kashimbila-Tyotsar axis but was suspended due to bad terrain and damaged bridge at Tyotsar which troops could not cross due to flooding.

“It was not clear if Gana was killed during the assault, but trail of blood seen in the building suspected to be where he slept suggests he might have been hit.

“A motorcycle usually used by Gana was also badly damaged during the air strike, many sacks of a substance suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered and burnt,” General Yekini said.

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85 Comments

85 Comments

  1. Anonymous

    August 22, 2018 at 5:55 am

    Story for the gods

  2. Anonymous

    August 22, 2018 at 5:55 am

    Is that what buhari said you people should come an tell us that you have kill his brothers. Keep laying until rapture take place

  3. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 10:19 pm

    The same fiful?

  4. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 9:26 pm

    Fake news how can you kill Buhari brothers? ?

  5. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 9:14 pm

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  6. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 9:04 pm

    Are u sure because they are one familyoooo

  7. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 8:36 pm

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  8. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 8:33 pm

    Why killing the herdsmen, are they terrorists?

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    August 21, 2018 at 7:41 pm

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    August 21, 2018 at 7:40 pm

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  11. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 7:37 pm

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  12. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 7:28 pm

    Are you sure it it herdsmen they killed or indigenous people

  13. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 6:40 pm

    Point of correction to oriental times,nigerian military killed 21 innocent people in benue not herdsmen.Ka ji kwoo!Danbanza kawai!!

  14. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 5:25 pm

    Its a lie

  15. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 4:42 pm

    Can never be truth. How can you kill BUHARI brothers, Abeg not possible joor and this is real fake News

  16. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 3:54 pm

    BT hw many HV the herdsmen killed, they still HV more work to do.

  17. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 3:46 pm

    Who can touch the sacred goats?

  18. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 3:34 pm

    Herdsmen killed you guys or u killed them liars every where

  19. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 3:28 pm

    For where?

  20. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 3:05 pm

    Lies

  21. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 2:57 pm

    Evidence pls

  22. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 2:50 pm

    Who is fooling who?

  23. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 2:24 pm

    Foolish liar

  24. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 2:10 pm

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  25. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 1:54 pm

    Fake news!
    Herdsmen doesn’t kill fellow herdsmen

  26. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 1:44 pm

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  27. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 1:35 pm

    FAKE NEWS

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    August 21, 2018 at 1:19 pm

    Na lie oo

  29. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 12:34 pm

    Lie lie. If this happens, all the officers who went for that operation will declared terrorists and arrested by Buhari .

  30. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 12:22 pm

    Its a lie

  31. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 12:14 pm

    Story story

  32. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 12:00 pm

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    August 21, 2018 at 11:58 am

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  34. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 11:41 am

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    August 21, 2018 at 11:32 am

    Story to the dead

  36. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 11:30 am

    Linus, lie Mohammed, lie lie lie

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    August 21, 2018 at 11:00 am

    Story story story, when once upon a time. There was a name call fake news

  38. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 10:58 am

    No video ?

  39. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 10:58 am

    Fake news

  40. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 10:21 am

    Story, 2019 is loading

  41. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 10:07 am

    Na lie from lie Mohammed

  42. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 10:06 am

    Chaii see day light lie

  43. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 9:45 am

    Story for the gods “NONSENSE “

  44. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 9:37 am

    Super story

  45. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 9:20 am

    Fake news

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    August 21, 2018 at 9:20 am

    For wer d zoo self

  47. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 9:13 am

    Mad people every where

  48. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 9:07 am

    I thought Ortom’s aids are the ones killing people on Benue state.

  49. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 8:51 am

    Story, story all the time

  50. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 8:46 am

    story u fly them abroad for treatment now u are killing them story

  51. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 8:40 am

    Story

  52. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 8:34 am

    Big lies

  53. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 8:19 am

    Where the dead body ?

  54. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 8:08 am

    It is a lie, that is to say that that troop should be charge for mutiny for killing said baba’ s footsoldiers.

  55. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 7:59 am

    Why are u killing them if they are not terrorist, miyyeti Allah should be killed too

  56. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 7:49 am

    Is a lie Zoo people

  57. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 7:48 am

    Zoo and their lies. That is what they also said about Boko haram

  58. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 7:41 am

    Lies from the zoo

  59. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 7:22 am

    Yet Fulani herdsmen are not terrorist group,Nigeria government there is Godooo

  60. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 7:06 am

    SHOW US LIFE VIDEOS IDIOTS

    • Anonymous

      August 21, 2018 at 7:41 am

      Yes let them show us the video of it

  61. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 7:02 am

    Election is close. Continue your campaign. But you can only deceive myopic minded people , not intellectual like us.

  62. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 6:59 am

    Capital lies, where is their dead bodies. Activate Photo news please.

  63. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 6:58 am

    Capital lies, where is there dead bodies. Activate Photo news please.

  64. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 6:54 am

    Story for the gods

  65. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 6:49 am

    Lie lie country call Nigeria

  66. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 6:49 am

    Liars

  67. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 6:39 am

    Fools herdsmen kill 5000 army kill 21 is that not a shame to Nigerian army for not effective in their duity why are telling us

  68. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 6:30 am

    Where is their bodies..

  69. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 6:27 am

    May the blood of those innocent people that have been killed in Benue state crush these liers in no distance time.

  70. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 6:19 am

    Can herdsmen kill herdsmen? Lie lie

  71. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 6:16 am

    Story fools army

  72. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 6:08 am

    Lie lie country from lie lie Mohamed,where is the vedio or even pictures?

  73. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 6:06 am

    Good

  74. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 5:58 am

    False

  75. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 5:57 am

    Lairs

  76. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 5:46 am

    2019 strategy

  77. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 5:05 am

    Any body that is trying to deceive Nigerian’s about what happened in Benue the blood of does peoples that were killed will be on that persons head

  78. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 5:03 am

    Lies

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    August 21, 2018 at 4:34 am

    Fake news

  80. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 4:34 am

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    August 21, 2018 at 4:28 am

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    August 21, 2018 at 3:43 am

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  83. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 3:21 am

    WHO WAS THEIR IN THEIR DREAM TO CONFIRM THIS . KILL NIGERIA MEDIA BEFORE KILLING CORRUPTION.

  84. Anonymous

    August 21, 2018 at 12:22 am

    Don’t be deceived by this Fulani military force of terror they are killing the innocent people who opposed them and said its Fulani they are killing no that’s complete lies Nigeria military force of terror is the killer of benue people so don’t forget so soon

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