Abdulkarim Faca-Faca, the leader of a terrorist group in Katsina who was controversially turbaned with a chieftaincy was killed on Sunday, August 7 during a raid by the Nigerian Air Force.
The airstrikes killed Faca-Faca and seven other terrorists at their hideout in Tandama village, Danja Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina. This was confirmed by the spokesperson of Katsina Police Command, Superintendent Gambo Isah.
He said the police embarked on a mop-up operation after the activities of the Nigerian Air Force and successfully rescued six kidnapped victims at the hideout.
According to the Police Spokesman, the victims include 52-year- old Alhaji Garba Dan-Mallam, Rabiu Idris, aged 45, and Abba Samaila, 38-year-old, all of Unguwar Nuhu LGA.
Others were: Yunusa Sani, aged 54, Ishaq Yakub, 40, and Danjuma Samaila, aged 45, all of Layin Sani Village Kafur,” Isah added.
