The Nigerian Air Force, (NAF), says the Air Components of ‘Operations Ha?in Kai’ and ‘Hadarin Daji’, have eliminated scores of terrorists in stream of air strikes in their enclaves across the theatres.
This is contained in a statement by the NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, yesterday in Abuja.
Gabkwet said the air component in the early hours of Saturday, carried out air interdiction missions at a newly identified terrorists’ hideout at Bukar Meram, near the Lake Chad region in Borno.
He said the strikes became necessary after it was established that recent relocation of terrorists from Suwa to Bukar Meram general area, was to for possible resurgence of attacks on ground troops and innocent civilians.
According to him, air strikes were authorised at the location in Bukar Meram to decimate the terrorists. “Feedback received after the strikes revealed the expected outcome was achieved as several terrorists were neutralised while over 40 motorcycles and six gun trucks were destroyed”, he stated.
The NAF spokesman said that similar air strikes were carried out on terrorists on October 11 by the Air Component of ‘Operation Hadarin Daji‘ around Sangeko axis of Maru local government area of Zamfara State.
He said the terrorists, who were in a convoy of about 70 motorcycles on the road track from Kabaro towards Sangeko, were subsequently engaged with several neutralised, their motorcycles destroyed, and others injured.
Gabkwet said the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar has commended the professionalism and dedication of the Air components.
