Two pilots are critically wounded after Ansaru militants
opened fire on a police helicopter providing surveillance for security forces
during a raid on the camp of the group in Kaduna State on Wednesday.
SaharaReporters in January exclusively reported that the
terror group, Jama'atu Ansril Muslimina Naijeriya better known as Ansaru, was
planning a series of renewed attacks in North-Central Nigeria.
Findings by SaharaReporters reveal that the group recently
received tons of arms and ammunition from Chinese smugglers in Burkina Faso.
The new cache of weapons is aimed at unleashing mayhem in
the Northern region in areas such as Kaduna, Niger, Kogi, Kwara and Edo states.
In November 2019, the Al-Qaeda affiliated group was given
the green light to activate its sleeper cells for the commencement of
hostilities in the region.
Spokesperson for the police, Frank Mba, said the militants
used “sophisticated anti-aircraft rifles and GPMG” during the attack but that
250 militants were killed.
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