{"id":130917,"date":"2024-09-14T11:33:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T10:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/banditry-nigeria-winning-war-against-terrorism-buharis-ex-aide-bashir-ahmad"},"modified":"2024-09-14T12:38:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T11:38:20","slug":"banditry-nigeria-winning-war-against-terrorism-buharis-ex-aide-bashir-ahmad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/banditry-nigeria-winning-war-against-terrorism-buharis-ex-aide-bashir-ahmad","title":{"rendered":"Banditry: Nigeria winning war against terrorism \u2013 Buhari\u2019s ex-aide, Bashir Ahmad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former media aide to ex-President Muhammad Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, on Saturday declared that Nigeria is winning the war against terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad was reacting to the killing of notorious terrorist leader, Sani Wala Burki in Katsina State.<\/p>\n<p>Troops of the Nigerian military had eliminated Burki in Katsina State a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting via a post on X, the former presidential aide urged troops to increase the pressure until all terrorists are eradicated.<\/p>\n<p>Bashir wrote: \u201cHappy to read that another notorious terrorist leader, Sani Wala Burki, has also been eliminated in Katsina. Nigeria is clearly winning this war against terror.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet our troops increase the pressure until they\u2019re all eradicated, so our farms can be cleared for the next farming season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, troops of the Nigerian Army killed Kachallah during an operation in Zamfara State.<\/p>\n<p>Same day, Halilu Sububu and his men were also killed by NAF Special Forces near the Mayanchi area of the state.<\/p>\n<p>Amid these operations, the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa had vowed to bring down another notorious bandit, Turji Bello.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Turji claimed to have seized two Mine Resistance vehicles of the Nigerian Army.<\/p>\n<p>But, the military said the vehicles were demobilized due to bad terrain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A former media aide to ex-President Muhammad Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, on Saturday declared that Nigeria is winning the war against terrorism. Ahmad was reacting to the killing of notorious terrorist leader, Sani Wala Burki in Katsina State. Troops of the Nigerian military had eliminated Burki in Katsina State a few days ago. 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