Troops kill kidnap kingpin, rescue 32 hostages in Benue

The Defence Headquarters said on Friday troops of Operation Whirl Stroke had killed a notorious kidnap kingpin, Zwa Ikyegh, in Benue State. The Coordinator of the Defence Media Operations, Major Gen. John Enenche, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said the kidnap kingpin was killed at Tomayin village in Logo local government area of the state Thursday. He said the troops also rescued 32 hostages during the operation, adding that some suspected kidnappers escaped with gunshot wounds. The statement read: “Following credible intelligence on the activities of a…

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