Army rewards soldier N500,000 for rejecting kidnap suspect’s bribe
Verified: 3 outlets have reported this story since Nov 4.
By Golok Nanmwa JOS — The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 3 Division of the Nigerian Army and Commander of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), Major General Maxwell Dangana, has rewarded a soldier, Private Utim Terwase, with N500,000 for rejecting an alleged bribe offered by a suspected notorious kidnapper. Military sources said Terwase apprehended the suspect following…
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[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 both describe the same Army reward of N500,000 to Private Utim Terwase for rejecting a kidnap suspect's bribe, with no conflicting facts.
3d ago[Claude] Report 2 is a fuller version of the same story about the Army rewarding Private Utim Terwase for rejecting a kidnap suspect's bribe, with consistent details.
4d agoAlso reported by punchng.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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