Metro - Daily Post Nigeria

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: April 29, 2026Country: Nigeria

Crime & Law

Troops of Sector 1, Operation Whirl Stroke, rescued a personnel of the Nigerian Air Force who was abducted. In other news, 11 people were killed and 12 injured in a road crash in Kebbi. Security forces in Kogi rescued 17 pupils from an Islamic school who were kidnapped, while 9 others, including two women, remain in captivity.

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