Troops of the Nigerian Army attached to Operation Thunder Strike/Whirl Punch, were engaged in a gun duel by terrorists at Labi general area along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, disclosed this at Defence headquarters on Thursday February 24, while updating newsmen on various military operations carried out across the six geo-political zones of the country. Onyeuko said no fewer than 55 heavily-armed terrorists out of the adversaries numbering about 75, were neutralised while the gun duel …
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The Plateau State Police Command have arrested the gunmen who reportedly killed a University of Jos lecturer, Dr Nendi Drengkat. The gunmen attacked the University of Jos Staff Quarters on Friday night, shot dead Dr. Drengkat and kidnapped his 6-year-old daughter, Joanna Drenkat. They later called the family asking for N10 million ransom. The state commissioner of police, Edward Chuka Egbuka who disclosed this on Sunday while parading the suspect at the state police command, also said the daughter of …