By Okey Josiah
ABUJA – Federal lawmaker that represented Kaduna central senatorial district in the 8th National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani has said that the recent success recorded by the Armed Forces over the Aerial bombardment of Bandits Camp in Katsina state is commendable.
Shehu Sani who highlighted that eliminating the terrorist is the way out, stressed that the appeasing strategy of “allowing convoy of armed bandits on motorcycles to pass if they have not attacked anyone” has only emboldened the murderous criminals.
The human rights activist stated this on Wednesday while reacting to the military airstrikes that killed over 80 terrorists in Katsina as well as the rescue of 34 women and children by the troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), from the clutches of Boko Haram terrorists during clearance operations conducted in Mazuri, Itsari, Mudu, and Maleri villages on the fringes of Southern Lake Chad in Nigeria.
Precise Post recalls that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Monday said that the air strikes by the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji have killed more than 80 terrorists hibernating at a hideout location at Gidan Kare Village of Ruwan Godiya Ward in Faskare Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State.
The NAF also said that the air strikes became necessary following intelligence that terrorists numbering over 100 were reported to be burning houses at a settlement about five kilometres away from Gidan Kare village, stressing that overhead the village at about 8.30pm, several houses were observed to be on fire with the entire village in pandemonium.
A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, revealed that 45 motorcycles belonging to the terrorists were also burnt during the airstrikes.
The MNJTF also revealed that no fewer than three fighters from the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) based in the Jabilaram camp, a secluded islet on Lake Chad, surrendered to the vigilant troops of Task Force Wulgo.
Gabkwet said: “Air strikes by the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji have continued to record the expected outcome as several terrorists have been eliminated with their motorcycles destroyed.
