The Defence Headquarters has said that troops of Operation Thunder Strike, on Tuesday neutralised several bandits in a joint land and air offensive to clear identified bandits’ camps along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
Enenche explained that the camps were located at Kuku in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
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According to him, the operation was executed based on credible intelligence.
The statement read: “The Land and Air Components of Operation THUNDER STRIKE have neutralized several armed bandits in a joint offensive operation to clear identified bandits’ camp around Kuku area of Kagarko Local Government Area along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway axis of Kaduna State.
“The operation was executed 17 November 2020, on the heels of credible Human Intelligence reports indicating that a cluster of huts and other structures at the location served as a hideout for a notorious bandits’ leader, named “Major”, along with his fighters,” the statement read in part.
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— DEFENCE HQ NIGERIA (@DefenceInfoNG) November 18, 2020
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