Air strikes undertaken by the air component of Operation WHIRL PUNCH, on Thursday, 18 January 2024, have neutralized the camp of a well-known terrorist and kidnap kingpin popularly known as Janari.
This was confirmed in a statement by the Nigeria Airforce spokesperson Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet
Janari and his cohorts have been responsible for several attacks and abductions within Kaduna State as well as along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.
The strikes were authourized after Janari and his gang were sighted at a location near Gadar Katako in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, amassing for a likely attack or abduction of citizens.
This prompted the immediate attack on the location and Intelligence received afterwards confirmed that Janari and several other terrorists/kidnappers were killed in the strike.
Similar air raids were also carried out on 20 January 2024 on confirmed terrorists and kidnappers’ hideouts near Chukuba in Niger State with various degrees of success.
Feedback after the strikes were also positive as it confirmed that the targets were neutrlized and their mobility destroyed.
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