The Nigerian Army recorded yet another success in the war against criminal elements in the country when they accosted and neutralized deadly Fulani kidnappers in a gun duel earlier today at Benin/Auchi/Ekpoma highway in Edo State.
Three of the kidnappers were killed during the gun battle and their weapons also recovered.
The kidnappers, who had earlier taken over the expressway were driven into the bush by the combined security forces of army, vigilante and the police who reappeared on Wednesday morning and engaged the security agents in a gin battle.
Commuters on the ever-busy road were held for several hours while the security operatives engaged the hoodlums.It was gathered that an unidentified young man who was driving a Lexus SUV was hit by a stray bullet on his shoulder.
A statement by Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations said, “The kidnappers met their waterloo while on their nefarious operation along the axis. They however ran out of luck, as the vigilant troops swooped on them, engaging them in a gun duel that led to the elimination of three members of the gang, while others fled in different directions. The gallant troops recovered one AK 47 rifle, one Pump Action Shotgun and other dangerous weapons.”
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