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Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI Neutralises Terrorist Commanders Karma Wakil in Night Strike on Bulabulin 

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI has carried out a successful night air interdiction on a terrorist enclave in Bulabulin general area of Borno State, neutralising scores of insurgents, including two top commanders.

Sources disclosed that the precision strike was conducted in the early hours of Monday following credible intelligence on the movement and concentration of terrorists within the area.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the strike targeted strategic terrorist locations and logistics assets within the enclave.

According to the source, several terrorist vehicles and structures were destroyed during the bombardment, while multiple insurgents were neutralised in the operation.

“The air interdiction was successful. Battle damage assessment and intelligence monitoring confirmed that several terrorists were eliminated during the strike,” the source said.

The source further disclosed that two key Boko Haram terrorist commanders operating around the Bulabulin axis were among those killed.

“They have been identified as Karma Wakil, who was the commander in charge of the Bulabulin general area, and his second-in-command, Wali Matari,” the source added.

According to the military source, the operation formed part of sustained offensive efforts by the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI to degrade terrorist leadership, destroy logistics networks and deny insurgents freedom of action across the North-East theatre.

The source said post-strike surveillance and monitoring operations were ongoing to ascertain the full extent of the damage inflicted on the terrorists.