The troops of 6 Brigade, Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have destroyed several bandits camps and recovered ammunition in Taraba. This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Jalingo signed by Capt. Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations. It said the successes were recorded in a series of clearance operations … Read more
Two people lost their lives on Sunday in Obi Local Government Area following a confrontation between an army officer and a police special constable from the Jenkwe Division, sparked by an investigation into a motorcycle theft at Agyaragu Market. According to a statement by DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Relations Officer in the state, a … Read more
September 7, 2024, marked a tragic day for the family of Mr. David Achinya, particularly for 20-year-old Mrs. Doosuur Achinya, whose husband, Terhile Timothy Achinya, was brutally killed by soldiers attached to Operation Whirl Stroke in Nasarawa State. EDITOR’S PICKS Health, Planning Ministries Partner with AfDB on Sustainable System Project Shamim Ahmed: Student Ally of … Read more
Troops of the 6 Brigade/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have apprehended a suspected female informant linked to kidnappers in Taraba State. The arrest, announced in a statement released early Sunday in Jalingo, the state capital, revealed that the suspect was arrested on September 6, 2024, by the troops in Sondi village, Wukari local government … Read more
Nigerian Army troops arrested two notorious terrorists in Taraba State after a fierce shootout and recovered two motorcycles; suspects are undergoing interrogation. Eko Hot Blog reports that troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army and Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke have arrested two notorious terrorists after a fierce shootout in Geshi Village, Damisa Ward, Donga … Read more
The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom and his counterpart in Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, have urged the leadership President Muhammadu Buhari to sustain the ‘Operation Whirl Stroke‘ in the northern states. The duo made the appeal at a joint security meeting on Sunday in Lafia, following tensions arising from the federal government’s decision to … Read more