Latest report by the Defence Media Operation stated that the Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI destroyed an armed bandits’ logistics store and neutralized no fewer than 30 bandits in air strikes conducted on Tuesday, 26 May 2020, in the DOUMBOROU FOREST AREA of Zamfara State.
The statement signed by the DMO coordinator, MAJOR GENERAL JOHN ENENCHE noted that the operation was executed based on credible Human Intelligence (HUMINT) reports indicating that a thatched structure within the Forest was being used by the bandits to store their logistics items. Fortuitously, an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft on patrol spotted some of the armed bandits on motorcycles who were tracked to the storehouse where they lodged some items.
The statement said, “The Air Component therefore dispatched an attack helicopter to engage the location, scoring accurate hits resulting in the destruction of the store, which was seen engulfed in flames. The attack helicopter subsequently trailed the armed bandits who fled the location and mopped them up in follow-on attacks, neutralizing no fewer than 30 of them as later confirmed by HUMINT sources.
“The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), commends the Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI for their professionalism and directs them to remain resolute in the conduct of air strikes whilst continuing to provide close air support for ongoing ground operations in order to eradicate all armed bandits; thus achieving the directives of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of restoring normalcy in the North West and North Central Zones of the Country.
Also, the statement stressed further that the Armed Forces of Nigeria sincerely appreciates the continued support and cooperation of all well-meaning Nigerians, as they keep up the tempo of their operations to defeat all enemies of the Nation.
