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...
2 days ago,at around 5.15am,two Boko Haram terrorists suicide bombers attacked Damboa.The first suicide bomber targeted Damboa Central Mosque but due to stringent security measures,he could not gain entry.Obviously frustrated,he exploded and died near the Central mosque.However,the second bomber veered off and gained entry into another smaller mosque and detonated the bomb killing himself and 6 other worshippers and injuring one other person.The wounded has been evacuated to a hospital while efforts are on to clear the rubbles.The troops and other security agencies have been mobilized to the area.In a related development,suspected elements of Boko Haram terrorists in a survival bid attacked Gaskeri village ahead of Dalori yesterday evening,where they killed 3 civilian vigilantes and looted foodstuffs.Troops have been mobilized and they are on the suspected terrorists trail.Similarly,as part of the efforts to keep Maiduguri-Dikwa-Gamboru Ngala road open and safe,troops of 3 Battalion,22 Brigade yesterday escorted 4 trailers and 44 other vehicles from Dikwa to Gamboru Ngala yesterday.The escort duties would continue.Troops of 3 Battalion ambushed Boko Haram terrorists at Gajibo crossing point and recovered one AK-47 rifle loaded with magazine, transistor radio and a knife on 6th July 2016.-Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman,Acting Director Army Public Relation.More photos below. 
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