NAF INTENSIFIES AIRPOWER CAMPAIGN, STRENGTHENS AIR PRESENCE IN SOKOTO TO DENY TERRORISTS FREEDOM OF ACTION. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE
NAF INTENSIFIES AIRPOWER CAMPAIGN, STRENGTHENS AIR PRESENCE IN SOKOTO TO DENY TERRORISTS FREEDOM OF ACTION The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified its airpower campaign against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities across the North-West, with a strengthened air presence in Sokoto State to support ongoing joint security operations. The initiative reflects the Service’s determination to sustain pressure on hostile elements, enhance aerial surveillance and maintain the capacity for rapid response to emerging threats, while providing effective air support to ground forces operating within the Joint Operations Area. The strengthened air presence is particularly significant in the fight against asymmetric threats, where terrorists and bandits exploit difficult terrain, mobility and concealment to evade ground forces. By leveraging the reach, speed, flexibility and precision of airpower, the NAF is better positioned to support efforts to locate, disrupt and d...
According to the police and armed forces,said yesterday saturday that,suspected Pirates traveling by speedboat killed four soldiers and a policeman and stole weapons in a raid on a military base in the Niger Delta region.Police spokesman Asinim Butswat said ''The gunmen attacked the mixed military and police Joint Task Force {JTF}base at Nembe in Bayelsa state around 11:30 pm on friday'.Four speedboats loaded with unknown gunmen,suspected to be sea pirates,attacked the JTF base at Nembe waterfront....killing four soldiers and one policeman.The suspected pirates took weapons from the base.A combined military and police team was searching local creeks to find the attackers''.Defense spokesman colonel Rabe Abubakar who confirmed the attack said ''Suspected oil bunkerer's carried out the attack''.
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