Benin Republic Security Operatives Kill Nigerian Soldier, Injure Policeman In Kwara

Nigerian soldier attached to the Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT), Cpl Ebu Gambo has shot dead by Benin Republic military officer.

A policeman, Inspector Olaniyi Akintunde, was also shot by the security personnel who stormed Kabo.

Kabo was a border community in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State.

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Nigerian security whents were allegedly attacked by the Benin Republic counterparts after intercepting four motorcycles conveying bags of foreign parboiled rice.

A police signal made available to newsmen on Thursday night also confirmed the incident.

The signal read, “GRATEFUL BE INFORMED THAT X ON 25th MAY 2022 AT ABOUT 1130HRS X A TEAM OF OPERATIVES OF JOINT BORDER PATROL TEAM E OKUTA X WHILE ON PATROL LED BY LT A.O YUSUF (NA) ALONG KENU-KABO ROAD IN BARUTEN LGA OF KWARA STATE WERE ATTACKED BY SECURITY OPERATIVES FROM BENIN REPUBLIC AFTER INTERCEPTING X FOUR MOTORCYCLES CONVEYING BAGS OF FOREIGN PARBOILED RICE X TWO (2) OPERATIVES NAMELY INSPECTOR OLANIYI AKINTUNDE AND X CPL EBU GAMBO (NA) X SUSTAINED GUNSHOT.

“HOWEVER CPL EBU GAMBO DIED ON THE SPOT X HIS BODY HAS BEEN RECOVERED AND WAS TAKEN TO OKUTA.”