{"id":5457,"date":"2025-02-18T19:28:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T19:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=5457"},"modified":"2025-02-18T19:31:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T19:31:51","slug":"nigerian-troops-neutralize-notorious-bandit-kingpin-kamilu-buzaro-several-fighters-in-katsina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=5457","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian troops neutralize notorious bandit kingpin, Kamilu Buzaro, several fighters in Katsina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troops from the Nigerian Army\u2019s 17 Brigade, Katsina, and the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji, have neutralized notorious bandit kingpin, Kamilu Chiroma, also known as Buzaro, along with several of his gang members in Katsina State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operation took place in the early hours of Monday, February 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popup.taboola.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security agencies had intensified counter-banditry operations across the Northwestern part of the country, targeting terrorists\u2019 strongholds responsible for attacks on communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was disclosed on Tuesday by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region, in a post on his X handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Makama said he was informed by intelligence sources that the operation, followed actionable intelligence and reconnaissance, indicating that Buzaro and his men had set up defensive positions around the hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were reported to have armed themselves with sophisticated weapons and prepared to ambush advancing troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, acting on the information, an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform was deployed to scan the area, confirming the bandits\u2019 movements and fortifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the security expert, ground forces halted terrorists\u2019 advance while fighter jets were tasked to conduct precise airstrikes on the hideout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/account.microsoft.com\/privacy\/ad-settings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Makama further disclosed that the bombardment was highly successful, taking the bandits by surprise and neutralizing a significant number of Buzaro\u2019s fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cImpeccable sources who witnessed the attack reported that several motorcycles used by the gang were destroyed, along with a cache of weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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