Tag: Air Strikes

Operation WHIRL PUNCH Air Strikes Decimate Notorious Kidnapper Janari and Syndicate in Kaduna State

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Collaborative Efforts to Eradicate Terrorism and Kidnapping Continue In a decisive move against escalating criminal activities in Kaduna State, the air component of Operation WHIRL PUNCH executed targeted air strikes on Thursday, 18 January 2024, successfully neutralizing Janari, a notorious terrorist and kidnap kingpin, along with several members of his syndicate. The relentless attacks orchestrated by Janari and his cohorts have been linked to numerous incidents of violence and abductions, particularly along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. According to Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabket The operation was set into motion after intelligence…

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NAF Aerial Assault Strikes Tagoshe Hideout in Mandara Mountains, Neutralizes Abu Asad and Others

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In what stands as one of the Air Component’s highly successful operations within Operation Hadin Kai, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft executed precision air strikes on a gathering of terrorists in an isolated location on November 24, 2023. Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet the Air Force Spokesman explained that the strike targeted three zinc-structured buildings nestled among numerous trees. Video footage revealed that the terrorists were amassing at the site, engaged in banter, and moving randomly around the structures, which also housed four troop carriers. Over 100 heavily armed terrorists were…

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A Week of Intensive Air Strikes In North-East And North-West Nigeria

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A press Statement issued by the Spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet reads ”The preceding week has no doubt been eventful, especially for the air components of Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) in the Northwest and Operation Hadin Kai in Northeast Nigeria. Alongside the Land Component and other security agencies, aircraft under these operational theatres have ensured that terrorist, insurgents and other criminal elements operating in the 2 regions do not constitute significant security threats to innocent citizens within the regions”. ”In the Northwest, the Air Component…

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