Troops of the Nigerian military attached to Operation WHIRL PUNCH have raided a hideout in Palele near the Shiroro community in Niger State where terrorists and their logistics suppliers are hibernating.
The troops, while acting on credible intelligence that showed the presence of terrorists' weapons cache in the East of Palele, were ordered to deploy air assets to neutralise the threats.
Gabkwet, an Air Vice Marshal, explained that the weapons were believed to be affiliated with a particular terrorist's kingpin who is on the most wanted lists of terrorists.
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