The Nigeria Police Force says a coordinated security operation across Kogi and Kwara states has led to the rescue of 309 hostages, the arrest of 129 suspected terrorists and the killing of 55 others. The Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this during a TV interview.
Mr Hundeyin said the suspects who were killed died during armed confrontations with security operatives, stressing that the incidents were not extrajudicial killings. He explained that the suspects refused to surrender and chose to engage security forces, while confirming that no casualties were recorded among police officers or other operatives involved in the operation.
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According to the police spokesman, the success followed months of intelligence gathering and involved multiple agencies, including the Police Mobile Force, Intelligence Response Team, Special Intervention Squad and the Air Wing, working with the military and other security services.
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