About 200 terrorists have reportedly been killed, following a military operation at their notorious hideout, ‘Ghana Village’ in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State.
A report by PRNigeria revealed the terrorist were eliminated on Wednesday, following air bombardments by the Air Component of Operation Thunder Strike and Operation Gama Aiki of the Nigerian Military.
According to the report, the attack took place between 4.45 pm and 6.34 pm in some bandit camps within Ghana.
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PRNigeria gathered that the terrorists have been under surveillance for some time and were observed to be in three different groups of approximately 40 terrorists, with at least 25 motorcycles per group.
However, rather than strike individual group separately, which may not achieve the desired outcome, the surveillance team patiently waited until the three groups gathered at a crossroad location near Ghana Village and struck, leaving over 200 terrorist dead.
A military intelligence source privy to the operation revealed that, “at least nothing less than 150 terrorists perished in that strike”.
According to the source, a minimal number of survivors were however seen crawling or barely limping off from the location, which the ground troops immediately mopped up.
Meanwhile, the State Government through the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Internal Affairs, Emmanuel Umar, confirmed that the killing of about 200 terrorists in some Villages in Mariga LGAs and other parts of the state between February 28 and March 2.
When contacted, the NAF spokesperson, Edward Gabkwet, confirmed that the strikes were authorized and carried out alongside sister services and security agencies on terrorists’ locations.
According to him, the strikes were conducted after days of intensive surveillance so as to avoid unintended casualties.
Daily Nigerian
