The Nigerian Air Force NAF says its Air Task Force for “Operation DIRAN MIKIYA” has destroyed the camp of a major kingpin, Alhaji Lawal, neutralising up to 20 of his fighters near Rugu Forest in Zamfara.
NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, made this known in a statement today in Abuja.
Daramola said that the dawn attack was executed after credible intelligence indicated that the notorious kingpin was camped, along with dozens of his fighters, at a settlement about 4 Km west of Rugu Forest.
He said that the settlement was where Lawal kept his logistics supplies, coordinated operations and launched attacks against security forces as well as innocent civilians.
He said the attack helicopter carried out mop-up attacks on the target, adding no fewer than 20 bandits were neutralised in the air strikes.
The spokesman said the NAF, working in consonance with surface forces and other security agencies, would sustain its operations to flush the bandits out of the North West of the country.
