A herdsman has been arrested with a locallymade bullet-proof vest
and cutlass at Chegba village in Logo Local Government Area of
Benue State. Col. Aliyu Yusuf said in a statement yesterday that the
suspect was arrested by troops on patrol and had been handed over
to the police. Yusuf, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),
also said that during the patrol troops intervened in a violent clash
between hunters and herdsmen in Obi Local Government Area
following a distress call.
In related development, Yusuf said troops on patrol named Ayem
Akpatuma, Cat Race, also seized a locally- made pistol with one live
cartridge at Gidan Kiya village in Ibbi Local Government Area of
Taraba State. He called on the residents of the areas where the
exercise was taking place to continue to cooperate with the troops by
providing useful information and to report any suspicious movement
to security agencies.