TROOPS OF OPERATION WHIRL STROKE ARREST HIGH PROFILE CRIMINAL IN BENUE COMMUNITY. (PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE

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 TROOPS OF OPERATION WHIRL STROKE ARREST HIGH PROFILE CRIMINAL IN BENUE COMMUNITY Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE arrested a high-profile suspected criminal during an intelligence-driven operation in Agasha Village of Guma Local Government Area, Benue State, following a report of an attack on a local resident. The operation was launched on 13 March 2026 after security agencies received credible information regarding an attack on Mr Shaapera Seeta Michael in Agasha Village. Acting swiftly on the report, troops of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Intervention Battalion XI deployed under Operation WHIRL STROKE mobilised immediately to the affected area to track down the suspect responsible for the assault. Upon arrival, the troops cordoned the area to prevent the suspect from escaping while conducting a targeted search operation aimed at identifying and apprehending the alleged attacker. The suspected militia member identified as Mr Suurnen David Akum, aged 27, from Agasha Village in G...

SIERRA LEONE RANGERS FACE A TOUGH FIGHT AGAINST DEFORESTATION.(PHOTO).


 SIERRA LEONE RANGERS FACE A TOUGH FIGHT AGAINST DEFORESTATION....



As the rainclouds descend on Sierra Leone’s tropical Kambui forest, a handful of khaki-clad rangers assemble for their daily patrol in the fight to preserve the West African country’s dwindling wilderness.


The team are from the National Protected Area Authority (NPAA) and are tasked with guarding the rainforest from encroaching illegal mining and logging.


But with just 62 wardens to cover some 14,000 hectares (35,000 acres), it’s an arduous game of cat and mouse.


“The devastation is getting worse every day,” said Sheku Jusu, 36, the regional NPAA conservation officer.


“When we are patrolling in the forest, every day we come across new sites that they have just started operating.”


Jusu’s words became a reality no more than 30 minutes into the rangers’ ascent, when a pile of fresh sand on the riverbank indicated that mining had just taken place.


“This is very recent, this was an hour or two ago,” said Bockarie Kowa, 48, the NPAA regional coordinator.


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