Krestnews reports that most wanted Zamfara bandit, Kachalla Damina and scores of his fighting men have been neutralised in air interdiction carried out by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
According to reports the bandits in their large number were on the verge of attacking Kona Village in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State when the strikes took place on 10 March, 2024.
Damina, who was already battling with injuries, after clashes with troops of Operation Hadarin Dajia in Dansadau, was naturalized in company of scores of bandits on motorcycles.
Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency and terrorism expert is quoted saying that out of the 58 motorcycles of bandits that were heading for the mission, only 11 fighters returned, as many of them were killed.
The source said more than 50 bandits were neutralized with several motorcycles destroyed, saying that the attack was the biggest and one of the most devastating against the bandit groups.
The source added that the armed forces were hunting down prominent terrorist leaders and engaging them wherever they are hiding,
According to Zagazola, Damina was an indigene of Kankara LGA in Zamfara and has wreaked havoc in Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara state.
He was known for committing extreme attacks and gruesome killings. In one instance, Damina removed a child from a pregnant woman and killed it. And once he captured anybody, you either paid ransom at the time he requested or they got killed.
He operated a big camp in Magami forest in a place known as Kango under the command of Buharin Daji and Nagala.