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From Jude Owuamanam, Jos
Two security operatives have been killed in a suspected ambush by gunmen during a joint security patrol along the Ganawuri–Sabon Gida Road in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The attackers were also reported to have carted away the slain operatives’ service rifles.
Security sources told newsmen in Jos that the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday when four operatives, drawn from two security formations, mounted a roadblock along the route as part of a routine patrol.
It was gathered that after the operation, two of the operatives failed to return to their duty posts, prompting their colleagues to launch an immediate search.
The search party later discovered the bodies of the missing personnel at the scene where they were believed to have been ambushed and killed.
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Their service rifles were found to be missing, although the motorcycle used by the operatives during the patrol was recovered.
Following the attack, security personnel launched a cordon-and-search operation in the surrounding communities in a bid to track down the perpetrators and recover the stolen weapons.
As of the time of filing this report, the identities of the slain operatives had not been officially confirmed.
Efforts to obtain official reactions were unsuccessful, as the spokesman of the Plateau State Police Command, SP Alfred Alabo, and the Media Information Officer of Operation Safe Haven, Capt. Chinonso Oteh, could not be reached for comments.
Their mobile phones were switched off when our correspondent called.
