The group’s leader, Ali Dogo, was among the dead, army spokesman Musa Danmadani told the German news agency. Extremists led by Ali Dogo have reportedly carried out attacks on villages and schools in northern Nigeria and neighboring Niger.
About 30 members of a jihadist group were killed in an airstrike by the Nigerian army in the north of the country a few days ago, authorities said.
The group’s leader, Ali Dogo, was among the dead, army spokesman Musa Danmadani told the German news agency.
According to the spokesman, the strike in the village of Yanti, in the northern state of Kaduna, targeted a building where the terrorists were meeting. The raid took place on Saturday.
Extremists led by Ali Dogo have reportedly carried out attacks on villages and schools in northern Nigeria and neighboring Niger.
According to sources close to the military, this group maintained close relations with Boko Haram, which has been waging a guerrilla war since 2009 and whose activities have spread to Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
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