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Army kills second ‘most wanted’ criminal in Benue

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Terugwa Igbagwa, said to be the second ‘most wanted’ criminal in Benue State has been killed by Nigerian soldiers.

A statement on Friday by the Coordinator of Defence Media Operations at the Defence Headquarters, Major General John Enenche, said he was killed by soldiers deployed in Benue during a raid operation in the state.

He said Igbagwa, know also as Orjondu, died in a special commando operation on a criminal hideout along the highway linking Zaki Biam and Katsina-Ala in Benue.

According to Enenche, the operation was conducted by a combined team of troops of Operation Whirl Stroke Tracking Team and Special Forces of Sector 2 deployed in Zaki Biam.

“The operation led to the neutralisation of Terugwa Igbagwa alias Orjondu.

“It would be recalled that Orjondu is the second most wanted criminal kingpin next to Gana in Benue State,” the statement read.

He said that Igbagwa was responsible for kidnapping, armed robbery, assassination, and gun-running among other criminal activities around Katsina-Ala, Ukum, and Logo Local Government Areas (LGAs) for many years.

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He listed one AK 47 rifle, one locally made rifle, one AK 47 magazine with 30 rounds of 7.62mm special, and some charms as part of items recovered from the suspected criminal.

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