Troops of Sector 8, Operation Enduring Peace have rescued an injured farmer and seized 27 cattle after responding to two separate attacks linked to suspected violent herders in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
According to intelligence sources who spoke with Zagazola Makama, the first incident occurred at about 4:05 pm on August 3, when troops stationed in Komtul received a distress call about an attack on a farmer, Kopdi Istifanus, at his farmland in Maraban Village, Pushit District.
The troops quickly moved to the scene, forcing the suspected herders to flee. The injured farmer was rescued and taken to Miton Clinic in Pushit for treatment.
Later that evening, at about...
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Troops rescue injured farmer, seize 27 cattle after Plateau attacks
Source: Daily Post
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