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.
