Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have foiled an attack by armed hoodlums in Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba State leading to the recovery of weapons and motorcycles.
On 9 October 2025, troops deployed at Tapga Ngasawa village received credible information from locals around Majebiyu Village in Ibi Local Government Area that a group of armed men suspected to be bandits had invaded the community, shooting sporadically, vandalising properties, and dispossessing residents of motorcycles and other valuables.
In a swift response to the distress call, the troops immediately mobilised to the location and made contact with the assailants.
On sighting the advancing troops, the armed men withdrew hastily and fled into a nearby bush, with possible gunshot wounds sustained in the process.
