The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of three kidnap suspects and a soldier
in Kogi during a rescue operation on Tuesday.
The spokesman of the Command Army Records, Lokoja, Capt. Weri Finikumor, disclosed on phone in Lokoja that some of the suspected kidnappers have been arrested and helping the military in its investigations.
Finikumor assured residents that operation “exercise cat race” was ongoing to curtail criminality and boost security in the state.
He said that the army would make details of the exercise public as soon as it was concluded.
It was gathered that a soldier and three suspected kidnappers lost their lives in Okene area of Kogi on Feb. 26 during a gun duel between some soldiers and a gang of kidnappers.
It was gathered that the gun duel ensued when the soldiers were attempting to rescue an oil magnate, Alhaji Momoh Otinau, from the…
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