Three young men caught in the act of robbery by Civilian Joint Task Force in Jato Aka, Benue state were killed around 2am today.

According to reports, the robbers, one of them being an indigene of the locality identified by the nickname of 'Anini', alongside his two collaborators from Vandeikya local government area were shot dead after exchanging bullets with the Joint Task Force.

The gang robbed many residents of cash and handsets which were recovered from them, however, the gang leader escaped to an unknown destination.