Olusegun Ariyo
Nigerian troops conducting clearance operations in Zamfara State have neutralized a notorious bandit leader known as ‘Yellow Aboki’.
Yellow Aboki was a close ally of the late terror kingpin, Hassan Bamamu.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region, disclosed this on Monday in a post on his X handle.
Makama said security sources disclosed to him that Yellow Aboki was eliminated in a recent encounter with the troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA in the North West of Tsafe LGA.
The development comes a week after the military’s successful operation that led to the elimination of Hassan Dantawaye, also known as Bamamu.
Bamamu was also a feared bandit commander who was one of Yellow Aboki’s closest associates.
According to the report, Makama said it was gathered that Yellow Aboki had been consolidating his control over criminal activities in Zamfara following the death of Hassan Nabamamu.
The security expert said the terrorist was believed to have been operating within the areas of Bamamu, Dan Mali, Agamalafiya, and Makera, where he coordinated violent attacks and kidnappings.
“The military sustained its crackdown on bandit kingpins in identified enclaves in Zamfara, Sokoto and other troubled areas in the North West.
“The sustained pressure has diminished the capacity pf the bandits to confront the troops instead, they had resorted to pockets of attacks within vulnerable communities with less security coverage,” Makama said.
