A notorious bandit leader in Kaduna, Ali Dogo, also known as Yellow, and 30 of his foot soldiers have been neutralised by airstrikes undertaken by the Air Component of Operation WHIRL Punch over the weekend.
An impeccable military source confirmed to newsmen that Dogo and his gang members, were neutralised by the Nigerian troop in their hideout.
While confirming the bombardments of Yellow and his fighters, the source noted that the notorious bandit leader and his men had fled from Niger to one Alhaji Gwarzo’s house at Yadi in Giwa Local Government Area for safety, following NAF aircraft sustained bombardments on his location in Niger, recently.
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“Unfortunately for them, while they were having a meeting, NAF aircraft struck Alhaji Gwarzo’s house, leaving everybody in the building neutralised including Yellow”.
It was also gathered that separate bombardments on the same day targeting terrorists at a location 33 meters Northwest of Mando in Kaduna, were also undertaken.
“Following credible intelligence of terrorists leaders and their foot soldiers converging under tree covers at the location for a meeting, the location was struck with several terrorists killed,” the source told PUNCH.
Confirming the successful bombardment, NAF Spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said the Nigerian Air Force would keep up bombardment of non-state actors in the Northwest.
“The Air Component in keeping with the directive of the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, would continue to sustain offensive operations against these criminal elements in collaboration with the Land Component and other security agencies to rid the Joint Operations Area and indeed the entire Northwest of terrorism and other acts of criminality,” he said.