The Police In Benue State, Â have killed three armed bandits in an exchange of gunfire at Tomatar forest in Imande Ukusuu Mbacher Council ward of Kastina-Ala Local Government Area in the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene, disclosed this in a statement in Makurdi, and said efforts are ongoing to arrest fleeing suspects.
The police called on the people of Sankara to cooperate with the police by providing any useful information that will lead to the arrest of the suspects at large.
Exhibits recovered from the suspects included two AK47 rifles loaded with 29 rounds of ammunition, cutlasses and a bunch of substances suspected to be charms and knives.