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9 Of Our Officers Died In The Herdsmen – NPF

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The Nigeria Police Force has revealed that nine of its men have lost their lives since the beginning of its operation to end the herdsmen/farmers’ clashes in Benue and Nasarawa states.

The death was revealed on Tuesday by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Joshak Habila.

Speaking in the Benue State Police Command headquarters, Habila said 17 suspects had been arrested in relation to the January 31, 2018, Gboko havoc and the murder of policemen in the two states.

The Deputy IGP clarified that no policeman was missing, adding that every officer deployed to the troubled areas returned, either dead or alive.

He also added that following the arrival of the military into the state, it is expected that persons who were internally displaced by the crises would in a short while return to their homes.

According to Habila: “As we speak, the IGP deployed 15 units of police mobile force, special forces, who were trained in special ways outside the country, the intelligence platform and monitoring units of the IGP were deployed in the state.

“You are aware that people resorted to setting houses ablaze and destroying communities and foodstuff. Police deployed its men in communities under threat. We decided to plant men in communities and to respond to distress calls. Some mobile police officers ran into ambush and counter-ambush but, rather than discourage us, we summoned courage and those who have been linked with the gruesome murder of these policemen have been rounded up,” he said.

Habila, who noted that the list of suspects arrested was swelling by the day, revealed further that those who perpetrated the crimes had confessed, adding that, in no distant time, those who were yet to be caught would be brought to book.