In a sustained effort to guard farmers and assure meals safety in the course of the peak of the harvest season, Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have arrested two herders who had been discovered trespassing and destroying crops on a neighborhood farmland in Makurdi, Benue State.
Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu Zubairu, of the JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE, in a press release on Wednesday, stated the incident occurred on 20 November 2025, when OPWS troops deployed at Zongo Akiki had been conducting a routine farm safety patrol.
In accordance with the assertion, the vigilant troops intercepted the two herders after they reportedly led their cattle into cultivated farmlands belonging to native residents, ensuing in harm to crops.
The assertion additional defined that the arrest additional erased doable confrontation between the farmers and the herders, including that the suspects had been at present in custody for additional investigation and vital authorized motion.
The Power Commander Operation WHIRL STROKE, Main Normal Moses Gara, recommended the troops for their professionalism and urged members of the general public to chorus from taking the regulation into their palms when confronted with disputes or misunderstandings.
He emphasised that violence or reprisal assaults solely worsened tensions and jeopardised peaceable co-existence, simply as he reiterated the necessity for herders to be law-abiding and chorus from criminal behaviours that threaten regulation and order.
The Power Commander reaffirmed Operation WHIRL STROKE’s dedication to safeguarding farmlands and offering a conducive setting for all respectable enterprises to thrive.
