Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- Nigeria Air Force jets bombed the hideout of a notorious terrorist and gun runner, Mallam Ila in Manawa village, Shinkafi in Zamfara State Saturday afternoon.

Mr Ila, a native of Manawa, is one of the most notorious gun runners in the Northern Zamfara and Eastern Sokoto axis.

He is expected to be the top arms and ammunition supplier for both Bello Turji and Dankarami, the two most dreaded terrorists in the area.

He is said to have extensive contacts in the Niger Republic, which makes it easy for him to buy and smuggle guns into the country.

Manawa village is close to Fakai and Kware, two communities where Mr Turji owns two houses. The communities are all in the Shinkafi area.

A source in the Isa area of Sokoto, Ba...