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The Police successful Benue person neutralised 3 suspected bandits during a weapon conflict pursuing the sidesplitting of a 67-year-old antheral successful Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of the state.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region, made this known successful a connection posted via X connected Monday.
He stated that the incidental occurred connected March 7 astatine astir 7:30 pm, erstwhile equipped bandits loyal to a section kingpin identified arsenic “Chen” abducted 1 Zaki Sughter Agenbeer, 67, from his residence successful Une Tongov community.
Makama said the attackers took the unfortunate into the bush and killed him aft accusing him of providing accusation astir their activities to information agencies.
According to a source, the DPO Katsina-Ala, successful collaboration with the DPO Ukum, subsequently mobilised patrol teams and tactical units to the area. Police operatives aboriginal engaged the bandits successful a weapon duel during which 3 of the suspects were neutralised.
Makama further disclosed that the corpse of the slain unfortunate was recovered and deposited astatine the Zaki Ibiam Hospital mortuary, portion information operatives person commenced a combing cognition successful adjacent bushes to way down different fleeing suspects.
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