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Military authorities have evacuated the body of the soldier killed last Thursday during a shootout between unknown gunmen and soldiers at Ogbobagbene community, a border town between Delta and Bayelsa States.

A bystander was also reportedly killed by stray bullets during the encounter while several others were injured. The corpse of the soldier The Guardian gathered yesterday was recovered from the Bomadi General Hospital, Delta State, where it was deposited by unknown persons.