Airstrikes owned by Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft have killed many terrorists in Malum forest of Kaduna State, and Bayan Ruwa hideout in Zamfara State.
Gatekeepers News reports that the terrorists were neutralized during air interdictions conducted on Thursday, August 21.
NAF’s spokesman, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Edward Gabkwet revealed this through a statement released on on Sunday.
Gabkwet said the terrorists were tracked after the force received intelligence from Alawa forest in Niger State to their stronghold in Malum forest in Kaduna State.
He said, “Intelligence gathered had revealed that most of the terrorists responsible for recent attacks on civilians, abductions and cattle rustling within Shiroro local government area of Niger State were domicile in Kaduna State.”
“Consequently, the Air Component planned and executed an Air Interdiction mission on 21 Aug 24 on the terrorists’ stronghold at Malum Forest. Battle damage assessment and feedback from local sources revealed several of the terrorists were eliminated as a result of the strike.”
“Similar strikes were also conducted on terrorists’ hideouts at Bayan Ruwa in Maradun local government area of Zamfara State. The terrorists were tracked to zinced-roofed structures in a vegetated area with few footpaths and a river line northwest of the location. The targets were then acquired and engaged in successive passes.”
Going on, Gabkwet revealed that NAF’s aircraft also destroyed 25 illegal refineries and overhead tanks at Ohaji/Egbema in Imo State, and Degema and Cawthorne Channel in Rivers State.
The spokesman noted that NAF observed some negative activities in the areas as a result of nefarious acts of the bunkers and oil thieves.
He said, “At Greenville, Rivers State, a leaking pipeline was observed with the leakage spreading across over 150 metres radius with its attendant negative consequences on the vegetation, aquatic habitats, and farmlands.”
