The Nigerian Air Force has carried out an airstrike in Zamfara state leading to the elimination of notorious bandit kingpin Kachalla Damina.
The strike also took out scores of his fighters and came at a time when the terrorist was still recovering from wounds inflicted on him by a clashes with troops of Operation Hadarin Dajia in Dansadau.
Dockaysworld gathered that the air raid was as a result of Intel about an attack by a large number of assailants on the Corner Village in Bungudu LGA.
Counter Insurgency expert with knowledge of happenings in the North East, Zagazola Makama who confirmed the strike said that “out of the 58 motorcycles carrying bandits and heading for mission, only 11 fighters returned, many of them without their fighters”.
“More than 50 bandits were neutralized with several motorcycles destroyed. This attack was the biggest and one of the most devastating against the bandit groups in this area in recent times.
“The armed forces are hunting down prominent terrorist leaders and engaging them wherever they are hiding”, the sources said.
Damina is notorious for kidnapping scores and killing hostages when ransoms were not paid. He also had numerous gruesome deeds to his name during his reign of terror.
