Operatives of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Nigerian Army and DSS have reportedly neutralised notorious bandit leader Kachalla Kabiru and several of his lieutenants during a joint operation in Kogi State.<\/p>\n
Credible sources revealed that the operation, which included precision airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force, was carried out on February 13th 2026, after weeks of sustained intelligence gathering and surveillance that confirmed Kabiru\u2019s presence at a designated hideout.<\/p>\n
\u201cKachalla Kabiru and some of his top lieutenants were neutralised in a coordinated operation involving air and ground assets,\u201d stated the source. “The strike followed credible intelligence confirming the kingpin\u2019s presence at a designated target location”<\/p>\n
The source added that, Kabiru was centrally involved in the recruitment, coordination and movement of bandits across several states in the North Central and adjoining zones.<\/p>\n
\u201cKabiru moved from the North West into Kogi over 10 years ago and entrenched himself in the forests and border communities,\u201d . \u201cFrom there, he coordinated kidnapping and banditry operations across Kogi, Kwara, Benue, Enugu, Edo, Ekiti and Ondo states. He was a key node linking criminal groups across state lines.\u201d the source confirmed.<\/p>\n
Sources disclosed that Kabiru played a major role in logistics and manpower mobilisation for bandit groups, facilitating the movement of fighters, weapons and kidnapped victims between forest corridors extending from the North West into the North Central and South West zones.<\/p>\n
The neutralisation of Kabiru marks a significant blow to organised banditry in the North Central zone and is expected to disrupt operational coordination among criminal elements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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