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Gunmen in military uniform kill Kogi’s 28-year-old pregnant woman Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja A 28-year-old pregnant woman, Mary Pelemo, has been shot dead by suspected military officers in Magongo, in the Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State. The deceased’s elder brother, Mr Idowu Pelemo, told journalists on Thursday that the incident occurred on Wednesday around 9pm, adding that the men stormed the community in three Hilus vans. Idowu explained that while one of the vans had the number plate, Lokoja 446 KG, another was painted in army colour and tagged, 014. He claimed that the officers chased a commercial driver from the Ibilo area to Magongo. ....
Nigerian Army denies killing 28-year-old pregnant woman in Kogi Published The Nigerian Army has denied reports claiming that its officers killed a 28-year-old pregnant woman, identified as Mary Pelemo in Magongo, Ogori/Magongo Local Government area of Kogi state. The elder brother of the deceased, Mr. Idowu Pelemo, who briefed newsmen on Thursday, alleged that some men in Army uniform on Wednesday at about 9 pm in Magongo, chased a driver from Ibilo in Edo State to Magongo in Kogi State. But, the Public Relation Officer of the Nigerian Army in Kogi state, Major Jafaru Muhammed in a telephone conversation with newsmen said “the Army was not involved in any operations please,”. ....