The Acting Assistant Director of the 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Oni Olubodunde, has announced how troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army and Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke engaged terrorists in a fierce shootout at Geshi Village in Damisa Ward of Donga Local Government Area, Taraba State.
Lieutenant Olubodunde, on Sunday disclosed in a statement the shootout led to the arrest of two wounded notorious terrorists.
Olubodunde pointed out that the troops sprang to action on June 11 immediately following intelligence reports that revealed an attack in the Geshi Village by armed terrorists.
“The operation, conducted by the troops deployed in Akate in Donga Local Government Area, occurred following intelligence reports that revealed an attack in Geshi Village by armed terrorists.
“Acting on this information, troops swiftly mobilised to the area and engaged the armed men in a fierce exchange of gun battle, ultimately overpowering the terrorists with superior fire power and subdued them forcing the criminals to flee in disarray into the bush with gun shot wounds.” It read in part.
Adding that the two wounded terrorists were arrested while trying to escape on motorcycles, which were also seized.
Moreover, troops of Headquarters 6 Brigade while on routine patrol within the Jalingo metropolis, found a nine-year-old pupil identified as Dorothy Kwatsumen wandering around in her school uniform at Gongomaliki area in Yorro LGA of Taraba State.
The statement disclosed that initial attempts to locate her school and family were unsuccessful, hence, she was taken to the Brigade headquarters for custody to ensure her parents were located.
The statement added, “Eventually, she was later discovered to be a pupil of Glory Children Academy.
“Troops proceeded to the school location and met the headteacher who informed troops that they had been searching for about 24 hours and have reported the case to the Jalingo Police Division. The pupil was later reunited with her parents.”
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