The road had recently been declared unsafe, with many residents of the state, issuing travel advisory against using the road from 6pm.
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Christian Aburime, who disclosed the killing of the suspects, said the governor gave a mandate to security operatives, including the police and local vigilante, to dislodge the suspects. “The gang of kidnappers, who had hitherto terrorized innocent citizens along that axis, paid dearly with their lives when security forces, acting on intelligence report, swooped on the areas and engaged them in an intense gun battle.
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