The troops of 5 Battalion, Nigerian Army, have stormed the hideout of a criminal gang that killed four soldiers at Kalaogbokolo in Ahoada West Local Government Area, neutralising its members.
The Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lt Col Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, who confirmed the development on Monday said the gang members were behind the killing of four soldiers and the abduction of two Korean expatriates and employees of Daewoo Company on December 12, 2023 at Kalaogbokolo.
He said they were eventually killed in a carefully planned and orchestrated operations.
Danjuma said the operations were conducted, following credible intelligence on the return of the wanted criminals to the community.
He said: “Troops conducted cordon and search operations, which led to the recovery of several arms and ammunition. These include, one AK 47 riffle, one fabrique nationale rifle and one pump action gun.
“Other recoveries include two locally made rifles, three Ak 47 magazines, one FN magazine as well a three rounds of 7.62mm (Special) and 13 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) amongst others.
“Additionally, two members of the criminal gang were apprehended during the operations. While, exploiting the area for further discoveries, the suspects attempted to escape into the bush and were neutralized after a long pursuit.
“The 6 Division, Nigerian Army wishes to restate that no matter how long it takes, criminals who are involved in such destard act will pay a heavy price for their actions.
“The general public is reassured of the Division’s commitment to safeguard lives and property. Members of the public are please enjoined to continue to provide actionable Intelligence on the activities of such criminal gangs to the security agencies”.