The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch has destroyed about 10 camps and neutralised several bandits during air interdiction missions in three local government areas of Kaduna State.
A statement on Sunday in Kaduna by the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the operations were conducted within a week.
He said the hideout of a bandit, Alhaji Ganai, was struck and destroyed south of Kidandan in Giwa Local Government Area (LGA).
“The bandit and several others were neutralised in the strike,” Mr Aruwan said.
He added that the hideout of another bandit, Ali Kawaje, in Birnin Gwari LGA, was similarly targeted and destroyed.
The commissioner said two other camps belonging to Musa Pajelo and Kachalla Bello and other targets in the Walawa area, Fadaman Kanauta and Kuduru, were also destroyed.
“Bandits were sighted and neutralised in locations 4km southwest of Alhaji Ishiaka, 6km northeast of Maguzawa, and…
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