In a sustained effort to eliminate criminal elements undermining the peace and security of communities in Taraba State, the Commander 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Brigadier General Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa, led troops of the newly established Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wukari in a robust two-day clearance operation across parts of Southern Taraba.
The intensive operation, conducted between 19th and 20th June 2025, targeted identified bandit enclaves and suspected criminal hideouts in Wukari and Takum Local Government Areas.
On 19 June 2025, troops advanced along the High Tension route through Chonku to Gor Road, sweeping through villages including Lortema, Gudu, Mbayenge, and Teyotima in Wukari LGA.
A press statement issued by the 6 Brigade, Nigeria Army, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Captain Olubodunde Oni, says strategic areas such as river lines, high grounds, abandoned settlements, and known terrorist hideouts were thoroughly searched.
This operation follows the inauguration of a forward operating base of the Nigerian Army in Wukari Local Government Area of the state to forestall breakdown of law and order in southern Taraba.