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...
In continuation of ongoing efforts to rout Boko Haram terrorists in its area of responsibility,troops of 7 Brigade Special Forces,8 Task Force Division have dislodged terrorists who have been gathering in Dawashi Gari village,in an area bordering the Lake Chad.In an engagement this morning,gallant soldiers of the division killed 4 terrorists,while others fled,abandoning their motorcycles,which were recovered and destroyed,to prevent their being used to perpetrate terror on innocent villagers.Similarly,as part of the theater wide and ongoing clearance operations,troops of 145 Bn,5 Brigade,8 Task Force Division have cleared Gashigar,Asaga,Bukarti and neighbouring villages.In the process,troops made contact with terrorists in Kanama village and killed 2 terrorists,arrested 2 more,while 1 AK 47 riffle,4 maagazines and 4 motorcycles were recovered.
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