NAF Kills Top Terrorists’ Leader Who Masterminded Attack on Buhari’s Convoy During Salah Holliday
- A terrorist leader suspected to be among the masterminds of the attack on President Muhammadu Buhari, Abdulkarim Faca-Faca has been killed
- Abdulkarim was reportedly killed on Saturday, August 6, during a raid n the terrorists' hideouts in Marina village in Safana local government of Katsina
- A source who was privy to the development revealed that Faca-Faca was killed along side 8 other gang members and they were burried on Sunday morning
The suspected terrorists’ leader, Abdulkarim Faca-Faca, who was among the masterminds of the attack on President Muhammadu Buhari’s advance convoy to Katsina has been killed.
Vanguard reported that he was killed along with 8 of his gang members.
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He was reportedly killed on Saturday, August 6, during an airstrike by the team of the Nigerian Air Force during the raid of the terrorists' handouts in Marina village in Safana local government area of Katsina.
A Source privy to the development said many terrorists secured gun wounds, though they managed to escape. He also said that, during the process, their rustle cows were destroyed.
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The lawmaker representing Safana in Kaduna state house of assembly, Abduljalil Runka, also confirmed the development.
“It is true. Nigeria Air Force raid the area late evening on Saturday and continued with the mop-up operation this morning. Abdulkarim Faca-faca and eight of his boys were killed in the attack. They were buried in Marina, his hometown this Sunday morning,” Runka disclosed.
Military Arrests Owo Church Attackers? Akeredolu Drops New Revelation
Legit.ng recently reported that the Ondo state governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, has confirmed the arrest of 5 suspects in connection with the Owo Catholic church killing.
Akeredolu, on Tuesday, August 9, said the photographs of the suspects were forwarded to him, noting that the security forces are on the trail of others.
Unknown gunmen, on June 4, attacked the church and killed many worshippers while many others sustained varying injuries.
During a media briefing, Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Iraboh, said that one of the attack's masterminds is Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza.
Iraboh also maintained that Omeiza is “one of the high profile ISWAP terrorists that escaped from Kuje."
Source: Legit.ng
