{"id":254385,"date":"2023-03-09T23:12:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T22:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=254385"},"modified":"2023-03-09T23:12:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T22:12:15","slug":"elections-troops-nab-8-deadly-thugs-recover-11-assorted-guns-in-kogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/03\/09\/elections-troops-nab-8-deadly-thugs-recover-11-assorted-guns-in-kogi\/","title":{"rendered":"Elections: Troops nab 8 deadly thugs, recover 11 assorted guns in Kogi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections, troops deployed in Kogi arrested eight political thugs and recovered three pump action guns, two locally manufactured AK 47 rifles, six locally manufactured assorted guns, and two daggers.<\/p>\n<p>At the biweekly news briefing on the activities of the armed forces on Thursday in Abuja, Maj.-Gen. 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