By FOLUSSHO ALADE, ABUJA
Air strikes from air component of Operation Hadarin Daji has neutralized several armed bandits at West Wagini area of Katsina State according to the latest report coming from the Defence Media Operations (DMO) of the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Saturday.
The report contained in a Press statement signed by MAJ GEN JOHN ENENCHE, Coordinator, Defence Media Operations said the air strikes were conducted on the 8th of October 2020 with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships after credible Human Intelligence reports .
The statement said in full:
“ Several armed bandits have been neutralized in air strikes executed by the Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI at a location West of Wagini in Katsina State.
“ The air interdiction mission was conducted on 8 October 2020 employing a force package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships after credible Human Intelligence reports and series of confirmatory surveillance missions had shown significant presence of the bandits, along with hundreds of rustled cattle, in the camp. The attack aircraft subsequently engaged the location in successive runs, destroying portions of the camp and neutralizing some of the bandits.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria, in furtherance of the objective of restoring peace and security in the North-West zone of the Country, will sustain the offensive against all enemies of our Nation”. The statement read.
