Nigerian Troops Gun Down Kaduna-Based Terrorists Leader, Boderi Isyaku Who Abducted 39 College Students, Attacked Nigerian Defence Academy
Samuel Aruwan, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, in a release obtained by SaharaReporters on Thursday confirmed this, adding that it was Boderi who plotted and executed the 11th March 2021 abduction of 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi LGA.
Troops of the Nigerian Army have shot dead a notorious terrorists leader, Boderi Isyaku, during a gun duel between troops and the bandits around Bada/Riyawa general areas of Chikun and Igabi Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.
Samuel Aruwan, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, in a release obtained by SaharaReporters on Thursday confirmed this, adding that it was Boderi who plotted and executed the 11th March 2021 abduction of 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi LGA.
The terrorists leader was also the mastermind of the attack on the Afaka campus of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Igabi LGA where two officers were killed and another abducted.
He said, “Stemming from consistent support to security forces by Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, a major breakthrough has been recorded in Nigeria’s fight against banditry and terrorism. The notorious bandit, insurgent and ruthless killer, Boderi Isyaku, has been neutralized in a gun duel alongside some of his fighters, by troops of the Nigerian Army, around Bada/Riyawa general areas of Chikun and Igabi LGAs.
“This feat was confirmed to the Kaduna State Government by security forces carrying out internal security operations and diligent checks from human intelligence sources.
“Boderi, as he was simply known, had for nearly a decade propagated a reign of fear, death and destruction in Kaduna State and neighboring Niger State, with a trademark of brutal attacks, mass abductions and cruel, relentless killing. His elimination comes as the culmination of tireless efforts by dedicated troops committed to restoring peace and security in the region. The General Officer Commanding,
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