NAF Airstrikes Nutralise Kidnap Kingpin, Janari, Syndicate In Kaduna
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
A well-known terrorist and kidnap kingpin, Janari, and several members of his syndicate have been neutralized by air strikes undertaken by the air component of Operation WHIRL PUNCH, on Thursday, 18 January 2024.
Janari and his cohorts according to reports have been responsible for several attacks and abductions within Kaduna State as well as along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.
The airstrikes according to a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, were authourized after Janari and his gang were sighted at a location near Gadar Katako in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, which further exploitation revealed that they were massing up for a likely attack or kidnap of vulnerable civilians, hence the need to immediately attack the location.
He said intelligence received after the strike revealed that Janari was indeed eliminated alongside several other terrorists/kidnappers.
According to Gabkwet, similar air strikes were also carried out on 20th January 2024 on confirmed terrorists and kidnappers’ hideouts near Chukuba in Niger State with various degrees of success as feedback after the strikes was also positive; confirming that the targets were neutrlized and their mobility destroyed.
Gabkwet, noted that collaborative efforts by the NAF and other security agencies will continue across all locations suspected of harbouring terrorists and kidnappers.
