In a sustained effort to rid Kogi State of banditry and other contemporary security challenges and to restore peace in troubled communities, troops of 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have eliminated scores of bandits in the state. The Operation code named EGWUA A TITE II in Kogi State commenced on the 1st of September 2025.
In a statement by Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Lokoja, says troops of 126 Battalion, led by the Commanding Officer and in conjunction with Other Hybrid Forces (OHF) came in contact with bandits in Tunga general area. During the fire fight two bandits were neutralized.
In an effort to boost troops’ morale,the commander 12 Brigade Nigerian Army and Force Commander Operation Accord III Brigadier General Kasim Umar Sidi, led further exploitation of the area, this resulted in the destruction of several bandits’ settlements while at the same time dominated the general area with patrols and ambush operations to clear the area.
On 2 September 2025, acting on credible intelligence, troops with close air support from 405 Helicopter Combat Training Group, launched an air combat mission to Ankomi, engaging the fleeing bandits on sight and neutralizing scores.
In a related development, troops of 126 Battalion, led by the Commanding Officer, on 3 September 2025 conducted clearance operations in Aleke, Ungwan Soni, and Ungwan Nyaba communities.
In the operation, one Mr. Pabo Suleiman and his two children were successfully rescued. The rescued victims had since been reunited with their family members. Five locally made dane guns were recovered during the clearance operation.
At another operation during a fierce gun battle
on the 5th of September between the troop and the bandits at their hideout near Tunga, from intelligence, Kachalla Bala, a notorious bandit commander, and five others were eliminated.
On the same day, troops also conducted a successful ambush operation along a suspected bandits’ main supply route at Agbede–Adankoo Bridge (Mosalanci Boka), where a bandit logistics courier was neutralized. Items recovered during the ambush included one motorcycle, two mobile phones, and one AK-47 magazine loaded with 20 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition.
