The Air Component of “Operation Fansan Yamma” has neutralised scores of terrorists in Kaduna.
Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Cmdr. Olusola Akinboyewa in a statement issued Saturday said the air strikes dismantled a major bandits’ enclave located within Dunya Hill and Batauna Forest in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
He revealed that the strategic airstrikes were conducted on November 12 in furtherance of the intense air interdiction campaign in North West nicknamed “Operation Farautar Mujiya”.
Akinboyewa said: “The affected areas have long served as safe havens for bandit groups due to their dense vegetation and the natural protection provided by an array of caves.
“The objective of the airstrikes was to dismantle the entrenched criminal networks and degrade their capacity to operate effectively.
“The airstrikes were preceded by intensive intelligence gathering that meticulously identified high-value targets, including key logistics hubs and hidden armouries used by the bandits.”
Akinboyewa stressed that the aerial assault resulted in the neutralisation of many combatants as well as the obliteration of significant stockpiles of weapons and resources critical to the bandits’ operations.
According to him, Since the commencement of this intensified campaign, credible sources from local communities have confirmed that bandits are on the run, their once-secure enclaves in disarray.
“In a sign of the operation’s success, multiple reports have emerged detailing the escape and liberation of several kidnap victims, who have managed to regain freedom amidst the chaos inflicted upon their captors,” Akinboyewa added.