TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER, RECOVER AK-47 RIFLE ALONG BENIN–SAPELE ROAD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER, RECOVER AK-47 RIFLE ALONG BENIN–SAPELE ROAD Troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Operation WABAIZIGAN, have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle and ammunition during a targeted operation along the Benin–Sapele Road in Ikpoba-Okha LGA of Edo State. The suspect, identified as Olamide Oyeniyi, was arrested on 12 September 2026 at Obaretin Community by troops conducting operations to disrupt criminal activities and safeguard major transportation routes within the area. Items recovered from the suspect include one AK-47 rifle, one magazine and eight rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition. Other items recovered are one Tecno mobile phone, two bags, one torchlight, one music box and assorted charms. The suspect and recovered items are currently in troops’ custody for further investigation, while efforts are ongoing to establish his links to other criminal elements and determine his possible involvement in kidnapping and related activi...
Eyewitness Ahmad Ali said today monday that yesterday sunday at dusk,''Boko Haram fighters entered the village of Kwajaffa and ordered residents out of their houses.Locals thought the Islamist were going to preach and leave but in fact they opened fire on the crowd.The death toll likely passed two dozens.The Boko Haram after spraying bullets on the villagers went ahead to to set fires to their homes,burning half of the village before they left''.No other eyewitness could be reached immediately,to confirm the firgure of the dead.Kwajaffa lies in the southern part of Borno state.
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