BREAKING: Casualty As Dare-Devil Gunmen Confront Soldiers At Military Checkpoint

The incident occurred on Saturday night at about 8 pm at the Sopp checkpoint in Ungwan Boka, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, with the Dare-Devil Gunmen succeeding in gunning down a soldier.

The plateau has been a sensitive security region recording regular military -criminals’ confrontations, and the latest attack is attracting military ire.

It says it has launched a manhunt for the Dare-Devil gunmen, engendering hopes they would be captured

The military checkpoint, manned by men of Operation Enduring Peace and an immediate exchange of gunfire forced the attackers to flee.

Confirming the attack, spokesman of Operation Enduring Peace, Captain Chinonso Oteh, stated:

“It was a deliberate and unprovoked attack on troops at Sopp checkpoint, Ungwan Boka in Riyom Local Government Area. “Troops have restored normalcy in the area and are maintaining aggressive pursuit of the perpetrators to apprehend them and recover the carted-away weapons.”

“The situation remains under control, while troops continue to sustain heightened vigilance to prevent any further security breach..”

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