Operation Whirl Stroke Arrest Kidnappers In Benue, Nasarawa
Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have successfully arrested no fewer than 10 suspects for armed banditry and kidnapping in Benue and Nasarawa States.
The commander, Major General Adeyemi Yekini, while parading eight of the suspects before newsmen at the operation whirl stroke headquarters in Makurdi at the weekend, disclosed that five suspects were arrested in Toto and Awe Local Government areas of Nasarawa State while five others were arrested in Benue State.
General Yekini also explained that one of the suspects was shot dead during the fire exchange at Zaki-Biam in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State while an AK-47 riffle was recovered from him.
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