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Buhari, security chiefs meet over onslaught against terrorists

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting security chiefs to deliberate on successes being recorded from ongoing onslaught against terrorists and other criminals across the country.

The security chiefs would be updating the president on various military operations against criminals in the country.

The security agencies have been recording what has been described as ‘impressive results’ against the terrorists and other criminals in the North-East, North-West and other parts of the country.

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A terrorist kingpin, Ali Dogo, popularly known as Yellow, and 30 of his fighters were neutralised in airstrikes by the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch on October 8, 2022 at a location in Kaduna State.

Yellow and his fighters fled military onslaught from their location in Niger, to take refuge in one Alhaji Gwarzo’s house at Yadi in Giwa Local Government area of Kaduna state, when they were bombed.

Similar fruitful results are being recorded by the military in the ongoing fight against terrorist groups in the North-East zone and other parts of the country in recent times.

Those attending the security meeting include some cabinet Ministers, security chiefs as well as some presidential aides.

The Star

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