By FOLUSHO ALADE, ABUJA
Air Component of Operation Thunder Strike have neutralized several armed bandits in the Kwaimbana forest area of Kaduna state according to a report from the Defence Media Operations(DMO).
The report also said bandits’ bases and meeting venue were also targeted.
The information contained in a Press release from the DMO and signed by the Coordinator, MAJ GEN JOHN ENENCHE said the air raid was conducted on the 17th of September 2020 after series of Intelligence reports.
The statement said: “Several armed bandits have been neutralized and their meeting venue significantly damaged in air strikes executed by the Air Component of Operation THUNDER STRIKE in Kwaimbana Forest area of Kaduna State.
“The air raid was conducted yesterday, 17 September 2020, after series of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions led to the identification of the hideout along with a building in the centre of the area which was being used by the armed bandits as meeting venue.
“Accordingly, the Air Component dispatched Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jets and helicopter gunships to attack the location. The attack aircraft took turns in engaging the target area, scoring accurate hits which resulted in the damage of the building as well as neutralization of several bandits”, the statement said.
