A herdsman with locally made bullet-proof and cutlass was arrested by the military on patrol at Chegba Village in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.
The herdsman has since been handed over to the police.
Speaking on the development, Deputy Director Army Public Relations, Col. Aliyu Yusuf, disclosed that troops, during the patrol intervened in a violent clash between hunters and herdsmen in Obi Local Government following a distress call.
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In related development, Yusuf said troops on patrol named Ayem Akpatuma, Cat Race, also seized a locally made pistol with one live cartridge at Gidan Kiya Village, Ibbi Local Government Area of Taraba.
NAN reports that he called on the residents of the areas where the exercise was taking place to continue to cooperate with the troops by providing useful information and to report any suspicious movement to security agencies.
