Reports coming in from Benue State, has it that unknown Gunmen suspected to be bandits has attack the nigeria army stockpile of military hardware with about N28 million cash.
According our sources, the rampaging bandits ambushed a select group of Nigerian troops on reinforcement mission to quell pockets of communal clashes in Benue State.
The Nigeria soldiers dispatched from Katsina-Ala Local Government Area to deliver weaponry to troops in Oju LGA (171km from Katsina-Ala) were overrun by an armed militia said to be from the Konshisha district of the state, in an attack believed to have occurred on Tuesday.
Senior military officers said N28 million was also with the soldiers at the time of the ambush, all of which the attackers cornered and disappeared into the night on the fringes of the Benue River.“Yes, the bandits stole weapons and also about N28 million from the soldiers,” the senior officer said.“The entire situation has been under investigation since the headquarters heard about it.”
