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Notorious kidnapper Janari and several members of his syndicate were neutralized in air strikes conducted by the air component of Operation WHIRL PUNCH, as announced by the Nigerian Air Force. The strikes were authorized after Janari and his gang were sighted near Gadar Katako in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, Janari and his cohorts have been responsible for numerous attacks and abductions within Kaduna State and along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. The successful operation is a significant blow to the activities of the notorious kidnapping syndicate in the region.