The Nigerian Air Force Naf, Says The Air Component Of Operation Whirl Punch And Hadarin Daji Have Eliminated Terrorists’ Enclaves Killing Scores In Kaduna And Katsina States.
This Is Contained In A Statement By The Director, Public Relations And Information, Naf, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, Today In Abuja.
Gabkwet Said The Air Strikes By The Air Component Of Operation Whirl Punch On Terrorists’ Enclave In Giwa Local Government Area Of Kaduna State Between May 30th And May 31st, Yielded The Requisite Outcome.
He Said The Strikes Were Executed At The Stronghold Of The Infamous Terrorist, Buharinyadi, Situated At Bula Forest Area In Giwa Local Government Area Of The State.
The Strikes, He Said, Prompted By Painstaking Intelligence Surveillance And Reconnaissance Irs Operations Conducted In The Targeted Vicinity Where Several Clusters Of Thatched Roofed Huts Within Compounds Were Observed Amid Thick Vegetation.
Gabkwet Said The Surveillance Also Confirmed A Substantial Presence Of Armed Terrorists Loitering Around The Huts And Over 13 Motorcycles Seen Tucked Under A Large Umbrella Tree.
