A file photo of the Nigerian military troops.
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, have killed a suspected kidnapper and arrested two suspects in separate operations across Benue State.
The Acting Media Information Officer for OPWS, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu, stated this in a statement issued and made available to journalists on Sunday.
According to the OPWS spokesperson, troops acting on credible intelligence on August 19, 2026, intercepted a suspected bandit kingpin and his associates operating an illegal checkpoint along the Jortar–Atume axis.
The statement read in part, “On arrival, the troops made contact with the criminals, resulting in a firefight during which one suspected bandit, identified by the nickname ‘Cool Nigga’, was neutralised.
