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  • Terror Kingpin Ali Dogo, scores of terrorists killed by Military airstrikes

    Terror Kingpin Ali Dogo, scores of terrorists killed by Military airstrikes

    Terror Kingpin, Ali Dogo and many of his soldiers have been killed by Military airstrikes known as  operation Whirl Punch at  Yadi in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

    This announcement was made known by the Defence Headquarters on Tuesday.

    The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami added that the operation whirl Punch targeting the terrorists  was carried out based on intelligence and credible report.

    General Danmadami said, during the air strikes, a “terrorist kingpin, Ali Dogo, aka Yellow alongside his fighters were naturalized in a building they were said to be hosting a meeting.

    He said yellow and his fighters were said to have relocated to Kaduna State following continued bombardment on his location in Niger State.

    Explaining further, he said, on the same day, following intelligence that some terrorist leaders and their foot soldiers were converging under tree covers for a meeting in the Northwest of Mando, Kaduna State, the Air Component also bombarded the location, neutralizing scores of terrorist leaders and foot soldiers.

    His words, “the military high command commends troops of Operation Whirl Punch and encourages the general public to avail troops with credible and timely information on criminal activities.”

    The Military has recorded more victories against the terrorists in recent times with operation Whirl Punch being the latest.

     

  • Ukraine Invasion: 25 killed, 102 injured in military airstrikes – UN

    Ukraine Invasion: 25 killed, 102 injured in military airstrikes – UN

    UN says it has received reports of at least 127 civilian casualties out of which 25 were killed and 102 injured in the Ukraine crisis caused by shelling and airstrikes.

    The UN rights agency, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said the number was very likely to be underestimated.

    Two days since Russia launched military operations inside Ukraine, the UN rights office, OHCHR, confirmed that many civilians have already been killed and injured.

    “We are gravely concerned about developments over the course of the day yesterday and overnight in Ukraine. We are receiving increasing reports of civilian casualties.

    “Civilians are terrified of further escalation, with many attempting to flee their homes and others taking shelter where possible.

    “As the High Commissioner has warned, the military action by the Russian Federation clearly violates international law. It puts at risk countless lives and it must be immediately halted,’’ OHCHR spokesperson, Ms Ravina Shamdasani said.

    “The High Commissioner stresses that states that fail to take all reasonable measures to settle their international disputes by peaceful means fall short of complying with their obligation to protect the right to life.

    “We urge full respect for international humanitarian law and international human right law.’’

    Shamdasani said the agency was disturbed by the multiple arbitrary arrests of demonstrators in Russia, who were protesting against war yesterday (Thursday).

    “We understand more than 1,800 protesters were arrested. It is unclear whether some have now been released.

    “Arresting individuals for exercising their rights to freedom of expression or of peaceful assembly constitutes an arbitrary deprivation of liberty.

    “We call on the authorities to ensure the immediate release of all those arbitrarily detained for exercising these rights.

    “Our UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission remains in Ukraine and will continue to closely monitor and report on the situation,” she said.