Gunmen Ambush Joint Security Patrol, Kill Two Operatives In Plateau

Gunmen on Tuesday reportedly ambushed a joint security patrol along the Ganawuri -Sabon Gida road in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing two security operatives and carting away their rifles.

Security sources told our correspondent that the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, when four operatives drawn from two security locations mounted a roadblock along the route.

The sources said the team was returning to their respective duty posts after the operation, when two of the personnel failed to return, prompting an immediate search by their colleagues.

According to the sources, the bodies of the two operatives were later recovered at the scene of the attack, while their service rifles were missing.

The motorcycle used by the operatives was, however, recovered.

Following the incident, security personnel launched cordon-and-search operations in the surrounding communities as part of efforts to track down the attackers and recover the stolen weapons.

As of the time of filing this report, the identities of the slain operatives had not been officially confirmed .

Efforts to obtain official confirmation from the spokesman of the Plateau State Police Command, SP Alfred Alabo, and the Media Information Officer of Operation Enduring Peace, Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, were unsuccessful as inquiries from our correspondent were not responded as of press time.