The Special Task Force Operation Enduring Peace (JTF-OPEP) has cleared the air on the recent encounter between its troops and personnel of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. The media officer of the operation, Capt. Polycarp Oteh, in a statement on Monday in Jos, said that the encounter between the two security agencies was misconstrued to be a clash. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that videos and photographs of an alleged clash between the military and police personnel went viral on social media a few days ago. It was alleged that troops had prevented the police personnel from going after some criminals in the area. But Oteh said that troops only responded to a distress call, following a sporadic shooting at Mai Farin Moto, Maraban Dere and adjoining communities of the area. “On Oct. 20, troops of our Sector 3 responded to a distress call reporting sporadic gunfire in Mai Farin Moto, Maraban Dere and adjoining communities. This is...