Kaduna: ‘Army carried out airstrikes against Air Force advice’ – Angry officers

Some angry officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have expressed their frustration over the airstrikes on Tudun-Biri, in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State, carried out by the Nigerian Army. Recall that over 120 lives were reported dead and more than 60 injured after the army drone bombed villagers celebrating Maulud on Sunday night. The NAF officers maintained that they (air troops) have more adequate training and equipment to carry out air operations “with precision” than many other services in the military. “Every service or security agency has…

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Insurgency: Scores killed as military jets bombard Bello Turji’s residence in Zamfara Forest

Scores of armed bandits belonging to the notorious Bello Turji camp, in Zamfara State, have been eliminated by Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets, according to reports. The bandits were reportedly killed during a ‘surprise raid’ by the air troops of ‘Operation Forest Sanity’ in the State. The ‘surprise attack’ of the military troops was carried out by two NAF fighter jets, upon receiving credible intelligence. According to a defence intelligence source, the NAF jets rained their missiles at Fakai area, believed to be the residence of the dreaded Turji,…

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Insecurity: NAF bombs bandits’ hideouts, kills scores in Kaduna

The Nigeria Air Force, (NAF), yesterday bombed bandits’ hideouts and killed scores in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed this, listed the settlements bombed as: Sani Maichuku, Alhaji-Chorki, Sangeku, Zabiya, Dutsen-Magaji, Kotonkoro and adjoining areas. The commissioner also said that some bandits attacked some farmers off a community along the Kaduna-Abuja Highways in Chikun local government area of the State. He said villagers apprehended two of the bandits terrorising them and that as a result…

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