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Military Airstrikes Kills over 200 Boko Haram fighters, 5 Top Commanders

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Military Airstrikes Kills over 200 Boko Haram fighters, 5 Top Commanders

Military Airstrikes Kills over 200 Boko Haram fighters, 5 Top Commanders 

By Zagazola Makama 

The Boko Haram otherwise known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād,  an Islamic terrorist groups have again suffered another devastating loss after 200 Fighters including five top Commanders were killed in a massive onslaught by the  Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in the fringes of Sambisa Forest.

The Intelligence-Led Aerial And Ground Coordinated Operation Launched On September 1, 2022, Involving The Air Task Force, Troops Of 199 Special Forces Battalion And 222 Battalion, Operarion Hadin Kai, Targeted The Terrorists Hideouts In “Gaizuwa also known as Gabchari, Sheruri, Mantari and Mallum Masari, villages located in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.

An Intelligence Officer, Told Zagazola Makama, A Counter Insurgency Expert And Security Analyst In The Lake Chad That An Early Damage Assessment Confirmed The Successful Operation Led To The Elimination Of   High-Ranking  Commanders including  Abou Hauwa, (Munzir) Amir Shettima, Akura Buri(Nakif), Abou Zainab, Abou Idris and their Fighters.

The sources said that the ground troops had during the raid, stormed a hide out of the terrorists in Gafchari, where they engaged the troops in a gun battle leading to killing of  over 30  fighters  while others escaped with bullet wounds.

The sources explained that the ATF, in another Coordination With The  ground troops, detailed two  Super Tukano to conduct air interdiction missions against the insurgents which resulted in nutrialising of additional 70 fighters with many who tried to escape drowned in the river.

According to him, “A Similar strikes were also undertaken at Sheruri when the combat aircraft attacked another location of fighters deployed to stage an ambush against own ground troops.

He said the Super Tukano  scored a devastating hits, killing two terrorist Commanders; Akura Buri (Nakif) and Abou Hauwa with morethan 63 of their fighters and foot soldiers. 

“In another separate encounter with the terrorists during the robust fighting patrol, the troops succeeded in eliminating another scores of insurgents  in the axis of Mantari after a gun battle which lasted for about two and half hourz.

“In Gazuwa, the troops destroyed two vehicles and the home of Abou Iklilima which used to be a hideouts to insurgent Leaders. Other makeshift tent and properties belonging to terrorists were also destroyed,”he said,”he said.

According to him, few of the surviving terrorists who escaped the military raids   returned on September 3 to recover their  dead fighters bodies at Sheruri and Gabchari.

He added that they were able to  recover 36 additional bodies of fighters  who drowned in the river in Gabchari. 

“Additional 9 bodies who died as a result of bullet wounds were recovered around the  bushes in Gaizuwa, among them were two Boko Haram Commanders including; Abou Zainab, Abou Idris. 

“While they were making preparations to conduct mass burials for their Mujahedeens, the military authorities acting on the  intelligence, deployed the Super Tukano to the location, killing unspecified numbers of them. 

The sources said the targets were subsequently acquired and engulfed in flames all after. The aftermath of the airstrike revealed that pandemonium broke out as the remnant of surviving terrorists took cover under nearby trees and later Fled away.

“The week-long sustained operations that were carried out simultaneously in different locations within the North East Theartre of Sambisa Forest by the troops of Operation Hadin Kai, has completely degraded the capabilities of the insurgents,”he said.

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TROOPS OF OPERATION SAFE HAVEN ARREST KILLERS OF REVEREND FATHER IN KADUNA

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TROOPS OF OPERATION SAFE HAVEN ARREST KILLERS OF REVEREND FATHER IN KADUNA

By: Samson Nantip

Troops of Sector 7 Operation SAFE HAVEN have arrested killers of a Reverend Father, Sylvester Okechukwu murdered after he was kidnapped in Tachira village in Kaura local government area (LGA) of Kaduna State.

The suspects were arrested on 25 March 2025 following a raid on the prime suspect’s hideout located at Ruga settlement in Warsa-Piti village in Lere LGA of Kaduna State. During preliminary investigation, the prime suspect, Pate Yau 33 year-old confessed to have been contracted by one Douglas Henry living in the same house with the slain priest to kidnap him.

Troops in a follow-up operation arrested Douglas Henry at Agwan Sariki Tachira in Kaura LGA of the State. The arrested suspects are in custody undergoing further interrogation.

TROOPS OF OPERATION SAFE HAVEN ARREST KILLERS OF REVEREND FATHER IN KADUNA

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Troops Foil Bandit Attack in Katsina, Recover Motorcycle

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Troops Foil Bandit Attack in Katsina, Recover Motorcycle

By Zagazola Makama

The troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA successfully foiled a banditry attack along Inono Feeder Road, near Gidan Zuma, after a swift response by security forces forced the assailants to flee into the Saminaka Forest in Giwa LGA of Kaduna State.

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that at about 8:08 p.m., a large number of bandits armed with sophisticated weapons attempted to block the road, likely targeting travelers and local residents.

Upon receiving the distress call, security agencies swiftly mobilized to engage the assailants in a gun duel.

The bandits, overwhelmed by superior firepower, fled into the nearby Saminaka Forest, sustaining severe gunshot injuries in the process.

Security forces recovered one Honda motorcycle, suspected to belong to the fleeing bandits.

Troops Foil Bandit Attack in Katsina, Recover Motorcycle

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Hoodlums Invade Nigerian Army Liaison Office in FCT, One Killed

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Hoodlums Invade Nigerian Army Liaison Office in FCT, One Killed

By: Zagazola Makama

A suspected hoodlum was fatally injured while attempting to escape after he and two others invaded the Nigerian Army Liaison Office in Maitama, Abuja.

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 8:20 p.m. when three unidentified hoodlums stormed the facility located at No. 38 Euphrates Street, Maitama. Upon sighting soldiers on duty, they attempted to flee.

One of the suspects sustained fatal injuries during the escape attempt and was rushed to Maitama District Hospital, where he was confirmed dead by the medical doctor on duty. The remaining two suspects managed to escape.

The corpse has been deposited at the hospital morgue, while investigations into the incident are ongoing.

The Maitama Division of the FCT Police Command is leading efforts to track down the fleeing suspects.

Hoodlums Invade Nigerian Army Liaison Office in FCT, One Killed

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