In its relentless campaign to rid the North West and North Central region of Nigeria of the menace of terrorism and Kidnapping, the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch has eliminated a syndicate of terrorists in Kaduna State.
The Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Edward Gabkwet, made this known.
In a statement on Monday, Gabkwet, an Air Vice Marshal, said the strikes followed an intelligence report of the movement of the syndicate along the Kwiga-Kampamin Doka axis in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
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He said the intelligence also revealed that the same syndicate was responsible for the ambush on troops at Kwanan Mutuwa on January 27, 2024 as well as several attacks and abduction of innocent civilians in Birnin Gwari.
On arrival at the suspected location, a deliberate and detailed scan revealed a trail of terrorists sighted moving in a convoy of about 15 motorcycles, each with at least two armed terrorists.
Accordingly, the terrorists were trailed to a location where they converged before they were engaged and neutralised in a precision strike.
The aftermath of the air strike revealed that several of the terrorists were eliminated.
According to Gabkwet, the success of the strike has drawn the attention of the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, who commended the Component Commander, but cautioned that the efforts must be sustained.
According to Abubakar: “While this does not call for celebration on our part, I must commend the professionalism of the crew for patiently trailing the criminals until an appropriate opportunity to strike presented itself.
“We must keep pushing and striving.”
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