Plateau: Gunmen ambush joint security patrol, kill 2 operatives

From Jude Owuamanam, Jos
Two security operatives have been killed in a suspected ambush by gunmen during a joint security patrol along the Ganawuri–Sabon Gida Road in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The attackers were also reported to have carted away the slain operatives’ service rifles.
Security sources told newsmen in Jos that the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday when four operatives, drawn from two security formations, mounted a roadblock along the route as part of a routine patrol.
It was gathered that after the operation, two of the operatives failed to return to their duty posts, prompting their colleagues to launch an immediate search.
The...