13 dead as police, bandits exchange gunfire in Benue

The Police Command in Benue says it has neutralized 12 bandits terrorizing the Buruku Local Government Area of the state.

The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Sewuese Anene, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Makurdi.

Anene said that the command unfortunately lost one of its personnel, Insp. Terfa Anyiatse, during an exchange of gunfire with the bandits.

The PPRO stated that the Commissioner of Police, Steve Yabanet, had on March 6 ordered…