Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- The police in Benue State repelled an armed attack at a checkpoint in Orakam, Obadigbo Local Government Area, killing four suspected bandits and recovering firearms, on Thursday.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Udeme Edet, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

According to Ms Edet, operatives of the Operation Zenda Joint Task Force were conducting a routine stop-and-search operation at about 5 p.m. when they intercepted a black Golf 3 car at a checkpoint in Orakam.

"During the course of the search, occupants of the vehicle violently resisted the operatives," she said.

"In a desperate attempt to evade arrest, two of the suspects produced AK-47 rifles and opened fire on the police personnel." ...