Gunmen suspected to be armed on Wednesday attacked an Army patrol van in Edo State, killing a soldier and carting away sacks believed to have been loaded with cash. Eyewitnesses said the armed men took the bags from the patrol van after the soldiers had fled. A shop owner said, “One of the three soldiers fell while running away, he tried to get up, but he couldn’t, he was bleeding. He said, “The Edo State Police Command can confirm that a soldier was killed on Wednesday in Benin City. The hoodlums carted away bags believed to have been loaded with cash kept inside the Army van.”

Source: Punch August 25, 2023 16:40 UTC