Troops Kill Notorious Terrorist Kingpin Auta, Others in Zamfara
Troops of Operation Fasan Yamma have killed a notorious terrorist kingpin, Auta, and several of his associates during a decisive military offensive in Zamfara State.
The operation, carried out by the Mobile Strike Team (MST) on June 10 around Ƙunchin Kalgo town in Tsafe Local Government Area, also led to the elimination of Auta’s close allies, Abdul Jamilu and Salisu.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, who disclosed the development in a statement issued today, said the terrorists were linked to multiple violent attacks and acts of terrorism across the region, according to military authorities.
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Preliminary intelligence further confirmed that two other terrorist leaders, including one identified as Babayé, were killed in the same operation. In a separate encounter, troops also reportedly killed Sale Ado Madele, alias Sarki, the eldest son of the notorious bandit leader Ado Alieru.
In a related operation, soldiers neutralized ten additional terrorists who had assembled near a filling station in Danjibga. The group was believed to be part of a syndicate organized by Dogo Sule for a planned attack.
The Nigerian Armed Forces said the operations dealt a significant blow to terrorist networks destabilizing Zamfara State and the wider North-West region.
Military authorities reaffirmed their commitment to dismantling criminal groups and restoring peace to affected communities.
By PRNigeria
