Nine killed in Oyo operation to rescue kidnapping victims, DSS chief says
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- Nine people, including four civilians and five security personnel, were killed during a rescue operation in Oyo State.
- The operation sought to free kidnapping victims allegedly held by suspected members of an international terrorist organization.
- DSS Director-General Tosin Ajayi disclosed the death toll in an interview published by Premium Times.
Nine people were killed during an operation to rescue kidnapping victims in Nigeria’s Oyo State, according to the director-general of the Department of State Services.
The dead included four civilians and five security personnel. The victims had allegedly been abducted by suspected members of an international terrorist organization.
DSS Director-General Tosin Ajayi disclosed the toll in an interview published by Premium Times.
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