The Digest:
As dusk meets danger on Benue’s highways, Nigerian troops are drawing a hard line against terror. According to security reports, a military-led patrol arrested 25 suspected kidnappers and bandits along the Katsina-Ala–Takum axis, revealing the terrain where fear and resistance now collide.
Key points:
- 25 suspects arrested in Benue State during coordinated troop operation
- Operation targeted known flashpoints around Katsina-Ala–Takum Federal Highway
- Initial arrest of 4 suspects followed an escape attempt at Gbise
- 21 more arrested in second sweep of surrounding areas
- Raid prompted by intelligence of a planned Tor-Donga attack
- Arrests linked to recent incidents of banditry and abductions
- Security presence heightened across affected communities
Sources:
Daily Post, Nigerian Police Command Statements
