The High Command of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) announced on Thursday that numerous terrorists and their structures were eliminated and destroyed during air strikes conducted by the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji on the camps of terrorist kingpin Abdullahi Nasanda in Zurmi Local Government Area and Mallam Tukur’s camp in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
This information was conveyed in a statement issued to defence correspondents in Abuja by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet.
The statement explained that the airstrikes were carefully executed in the affected areas on Wednesday.
According to the statement, “Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions conducted on Abdullahi Nasanda’s camp revealed terrorist activities around some huts and thatched roof structures. Additionally, some of their motorcycles were observed hidden in trees.
“Having established that their activities were consistent with terrorist modes of operation, the location was struck by multiple aircraft passes, thereby neutralizing several terrorists.
It further added, “Similar ISR missions were conducted at Mallam Tukur Camp, where terrorist activities were also observed. The air strikes conducted on the camp neutralised several terrorists and resulted in several structures being set ablaze and destroyed.
Additionally, the statement reported, “Air strikes were also extended to Kani Kawa in Maradun town, under Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, where terrorists, their enclaves, and equipment were targeted and destroyed.”
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