From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
As the Nigerian military personnel of Operation Whirl Punch (OPWP) sustained air strikes against terrorists operating in the Northwest and Northcentral Region of the Country.
NAF said several terrorists elements at Tsaunin Doka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State were eliminated.
“An airstrike was carried out following credible intelligence that revealed the presence of a terrorist kingpin known as Boderi and his foot soldiers at Tsaunin Doka in the early hours of 16 November 2023, with devastating consequences for the terrorists.”
A statement by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force, dated 19 November 2023 said similar strikes with positive outcomes were also carried out at a location about 500 meters east of Boderi’s hideout, believed to be the hiding place of Boderi’s brother, Nasiru.
Both strikes were termed very successful as several terrorists were neutralized and their motorcycles destroyed.
Boderi and his brother Nasiru, alongside their cohorts, have been blamed for several attacks and abductions along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway, Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road as well as in several communities in Niger and Kaduna States.
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