NIGERIAN AIR FORCE CLAIMS KILLING 12 BANDITS IN AIR STRIKES
The Nigerian Air Force says 12 bandits were
killed in air strikes conducted in Kamuku Forest area in the north-western part
of the country.
Director of NAF Public Relations and
Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement on
Tuesday.
According to him, the forest spans both
Birnin Gwari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State and Sabuwa LGA of
Katsina State.
Daramola said the success was recorded
following the establishment of the 271 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Detachment in
Birnin Gwari.
He explained that the Air Task Force (ATF) of
Operation Diran Mikiya conducted air strikes on May 10, in collaboration with
troops of the Detachment, which led to the killing of the bandits and rescue of
15 kidnap victims.
The NAF spokesman added that the air strikes
were carried out on the heels of intelligence reports indicating that the
bandits were camped within Kamuku Forest area.
The strikes, he noted, caused the bandits to
flee the location in disarray thereby enabling the kidnap victims to escape.
Daramola disclosed that some of the victims
found their way to Nacibi while, and others to Gobirawa and Dogon Muazu in
Birnin Gwari.
He said the air force was working in
consonance with surface forces and other security agencies, adding that it
would sustain the operations to flush bandits out of the region.
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