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.”