Nigerian Army Killed 22 Gunmen In Katsina At least 22 gunmen have been killed by the Nigerian Air Force in the northwest of the country...

 

Nigerian Army Killed 22 Gunmen In Katsina

At least 22 gunmen have been killed by the Nigerian Air Force in the northwest of the country's Katsina state's Jibiya and Batsari local governments.

According to the publication PRNigeria, on Monday, the forces of the 'Hadarin Daji' command launched an aerial operation against bandits in the country's north-western region, killing the bandits, the majority of them were the children of the murdered bandit, Abdulkareem Boss.

After receiving information that the bandits were planning an attack to kidnap travelers on the Jibiya to Katsina road, a powerful source in the army told PRNigeria that the attack was carried out on the mountains where the bandits were hiding.

According to the report, the bandits have been intimidating the local populations and kidnapping citizens in some local government districts in Kankara.

Attack that devastated the bandits' bases and resulted in the deaths of numerous bandits.

The renowned gunman Abdulkareem Boss and some of his children were murdered in an airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force in August 2022 on their hideout in Ruga Forest in Katsina State.

On July 5, 2022, a senior police officer was killed in Dutsinma local government as a result of a severe attack that Abdulkareem is said to have incited.

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has directed the Nigerian Air Force to work with other security forces in order to defeat the terrorists and their hideouts, according to Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the Air Force's spokesman, who confirmed the attack on Monday.