Operation Whirl Stroke commander denies Defence HQ claim, says no ambush in Benue
John Charles, Makurdi
The Force Commander, Operation Whirl Stroke, Maj.-Gen. Adeyemi Yekini, on Wednesday said that there was no incident leading to the ambush of troops in Benue State.
A statement issued by Gen. Yekini described the report that Captain Zakari Sani and some troops were ambushed in Benue State as fake.
The Force Commander said that Captain Sani was injured in July during an encounter with militia men at Barkin Kota in Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
This is contrary to a series of tweets (see screenshot) posted by the Defence Headquarters on Tuesday, stating that “Captain Zakari Sani, a very courageous and hardworking officer, was ambushed alongside other soldiers in Benue State while on operation WHIRL STROKE. STROKE. The officer was badly wounded and was evacuated to Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi.”
The statement of denial reads: “The attention of Operation WHlRL STROKE (OPWS) is drawn to a fake story trending online, which claimed that some OPWS troops, including Capt Z Sani, were ambushed somewhere in Benue State in the past few days.
“The reporter made reference to a DHQ statement which he must have quoted out of context as source of the news item.
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