Abu Iklima, a senior Boko Haram commander, has reportedly been taken prisoner by Nigerian Army troops operating under the banner of Operation Hadin Kai.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
recognizes that Iklima was in control of the terrorist activities in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, specifically in Gaizuwa, Mantari, Gabchari, Kashimiri, and Maimusari, prior to this development. Hundreds of Iklima’s fighters were killed when the soldiers effectively destroyed his stronghold, according to Zagazola Makama, a specialist in counterterrorism and insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin.
Abu Iklima, a senior Boko Haram commander, was in charge of Gaizuwa, which is also referred to as Mantari, Gabchari, Kashimiri, and Maimusari in the Bama Local Government Area. Hundreds of fighters were neutralized as Operation Hadin Kai forces completely demolished his enclave.
In a statement issued Wednesday evening, Makama said, “The man tried to flee, but he was caught like a chicken.” A number of bandits were killed and their logistical base destroyed in Alawa Forest, Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State, by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), as part of the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA (AC OPFY), according to earlier reports.
Reliable intelligence and aerial reconnaissance that verified the existence of armed terrorists in the wooded area served as the foundation for the January 21 action. A number of civilian casualties were caused by two improvised explosive device (IED) incidents that took place in Bassa, Shiroro Local Government Area, on December 19, 2024, and were linked to these persons.
Air Vice Marshal Olusola Akinboyewa, the Nigerian Air Force’s Director of Public Relations and Information, said in a statement that the operation, known as KONAN DAJI, was a part of a three-day air offensive that was intended to eliminate the terrorists’ safe havens and reduce their operational capabilities.
To conduct precise airstrikes on pre-identified targets in the woodland, a group of fighter planes was sent out. Multiple secondary explosions verified that the strikes destroyed their logistics base and neutralized a large number of armed bandits, according to the statement.
In order to protect communities in Niger State and the adjacent areas, the NAF underlined its continued dedication to upholding operational supremacy in the area while working with ground forces. In order to rid the Alawa Forest of all criminal elements and bring peace and stability back to the area, efforts are being stepped up.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>