11 terrorist leaders killed in Nigerian military operations: official


By TunjiYang Zhe
  • World
  • Thursday, 08 May 2025

ABUJA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- As many as 11 terrorist leaders in Nigeria have been killed recently as government forces intensify anti-terror operations in the most populous African country, a senior official said Wednesday.

Nigerian Minister of Defense Mohammed Badaru told reporters in the capital, Abuja, that one of the "most wanted" terrorist leaders in the northern part of the country, identified as Bello Turji, has been on the run as a result of the sustained anti-terror operations by the military.

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