Two killed as Nigerian troops battle suspected kidnappers, IPOB members

Troops of Operation Udo Ka of the Nigerian Army, Friday, killed a suspected kidnapper at Umuaka, a community in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, south-east Nigeria.

The spokesperson of Operation Udo Ka of the Nigerian army, Jonah Unuakhalu, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, said the troops also foiled an attempted kidnap of an unidentified resident in the area.

Mr Unuakhalu, a lieutenant colonel, said troops, while on routine patrol at Umuaka Community in the Njaba council area of the state, were alerted about a kidnap incident in the area.