Army Arrests Suspected Militia Member In Benue, Rescues Five Kidnap Victims And Kills Two Terrorists In Operation WHIRL STROKE Crackdown
Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE have recorded a string of security successes across Benue State — arresting a suspected militia member in Guma Local Government Area, rescuing five kidnap victims in Katsina-Ala LGA, killing two terrorists in a separate Katsina-Ala operation, and arresting multiple cattle rustlers — in what the Force Commander described as a sustained intelligence-driven crackdown on criminal elements across the state. The operations, carried out between March 9 and March 14, 2026, were disclosed in a statement signed by the Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu Zubairu, and confirmed by both Punch Nigeria and Daily Post Nigeria on Saturday March 14, 2026. Suspect Arrested In Guma After Attack On Local Resident The most recent operation was launched on March 13, 2026 , after troops received credible intelligence about a violent attack on a local resident in Agasha Villa...