Troops recover 1,000 rustled cattle, kill 2 bandits in Taraba–Plateau gunfight

Troops under Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have retrieved around 1,000 stolen cattle and killed two armed bandits during a confrontation along the Taraba–Plateau border region.

Security analyst and counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama reported that the operation was launched following a tip-off on April 25, indicating that over 60 armed bandits, riding on 30 motorcycles, had crossed into Taraba from Plateau State to raid a Fulani settlement near the village of Jebjeb.

Responding to the alert, troops from the 6 Brigade were rapidly mobilized and dispatched to the affected area. They coordinated with forces already stationed in Jebjeb, who had been pursuing the retreating bandits.

The joint military effort tracked the assailants to Komodoro village in Taraba State and made contact after the bandits re-entered Daji Madam Forest in Plateau State.

During the engagement, two of the armed bandits were killed, and approximately 1,000 rustled cattle were successfully recovered.

According to military sources, the cattle have since been transported back to Jebjeb, where arrangements are underway to return them to their rightful owners.