The Defence Headquarters, on Friday said Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke neutralized a militia leader in Benue State. DHQ disclosed this in a statement made available on its official Twitter page. It said the militia leader identified as Terugwa Igbagwa alias Orjondu is the second most wanted criminal kingpin next to Gana in Benue State.
The Defence Headquarters, on Friday said Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke neutralized a militia leader in Benue State.It said the militia leader identified as Terugwa Igbagwa alias Orjondu is the second most wanted criminal kingpin next to Gana in Benue State.
The statement read in part: “In a special commando operation, a combined team of Operation WHIRL STROKE Tracking Team and Special Forces troops of Sector 2 deployed in Zaki Biam carried out a raid operation ona criminal hideout off Zaki Biam and Katsina-Ala highway. “He was responsible for kidnapping, armed robbery, assassination, gun running and other criminal activities around Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Logo LGA’s for many years.
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