As OPERATION LAFIYA NAKOWA intensifies its operations aimed at flushing out bandits and other criminal elements that are hibernating within Taraba State, troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army /Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have dislodged bandits from their enclaves in Takum and Ussa Local Government Areas of Taraba State.
The operation followed credible intelligence on bandits’ activities around Tarhembe, Tornyi, TY Farm, and Kando general area in Tati, Takum LGA, as well as reports of the destruction of farmlands in Ussa LGA.
Consequently, on the 5th October 2025, troops simultaneously embarked on clearance operations in the affected general areas.
According Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army said that Team A advanced into Tarhembe and Tornyi where contact was made with bandits.
The troops’ superior firepower forced the criminals to withdraw into the forest. During exploitation, the following items were recovered: four rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, one AK-47 magazine and one motorcycle.
While Team B, which conducted operations within Lissam in Ussa LGA through Kutukok, Konkan, Fank Utaih, Kijwu, Kutukwo, Kwesati, and Alaha, cleared suspected hideouts without encountering resistance.
However, suspected bandits’ camps within the areas were destroyed to deny the criminals freedom of action.
The Commander 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa, commended the troops for their resilience and urged the public to continue to support security agencies with timely and credible information to facilitate the success of ongoing operations.
General Uwa added that the clearance operations have further disrupted the activities of criminal elements, denied them freedom of action, and reassured local communities of the Nigerian Army’s commitment to protecting lives and property.
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