The spokesperson said several other key fighters sustained severe injuries as they fled under intense military pressure.
The battalion will be stationed in Omu-Aran, the headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area.
The Federal High Court, Kaduna Division, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of a 26-year-old woman in prison custody for possessing 26kg of cannabis.
The police command in Nasarawa says it has foiled the abduction of four residents of the Andaha community of the Akwanga council area.
The armed men “kidnapped a young man, Alhaji Tukur, in my area who was their target”, a source told The Gazette.
Ahmed Akinbode, 21, was, on Wednesday, sentenced to one year in prison for breaking into a church.
The defendant is facing trial on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and fraudulent conversion.
Mr Tsegba expressed concern over what he described as the failure of elected representatives to speak out against persistent attacks and killings in their constituencies.
A statement by Mohammed Goni, the acting spokesperson for the operation, said the suspects were arrested on Monday at about 1:30 p.m.
Borno, Yobe and Adamawa governments have mapped out response strategies and evacuation plans to mitigate the effects of impending floods.
