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...
Troops of 119 Task Force Battalion,8 Division Nigeria Army,deployed at Kangarwa,Kukawa Local Government Area off Northern Borno State,have yesterday neutralized 13 Boko Haram terrorists in a counter attack carried out by the troops.Unfortunately,1 soldier paid the supreme price during the encounter,while 3 soldiers were wounded in action.The offensive which began at about 4:00pm and lasted for roughly four hours,necessitated the troops calling for air support to which the Nigerian Air Force {NAF} promptly responded by dispatching an Intelligence Surveillance and reconnaissance {ISR} aircraft and a Ground Attack Fighter Aircraft insupport of the ground offensive.The fierce counter also saw some insurgents fleeing with gunshots wounds and abandoningg logistic and weapons.The troops also neutralized 2 Hilux vehicles belonging to the insurgents and recovered the following; a Hilux vehicle,1 Browning Machine Gun {BMG},1 Ant Aircraft Gun {AAG},2 General Purpose Machine Guns {GPMG},1 Light Machine Gun {LMG},2 Rocket Propelled Guns seven {RPG 7} tubes and bombs,5 AK-47 Rifles and 550 Rounds of Anti-Aircraft Gun ammunition.
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