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NAF Eliminates 12 Bandits, Rescue 15
Captives
The establishment of the 271 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Detachment
in Birnin Gwari is yielding steady dividends as air strikes
conducted by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation DIRAN MIKIYA on
10 May 2019, in liaison with troops of the Detachment, have
resulted in the neutralization of 12 armed bandits as well as the
release of 15 kidnap victims.
The air strikes, which were conducted on the heels of
intelligence reports indicating that the armed bandits were camped
within the Kamuku Forest area, straddling both Birnin Gwari Local
Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State and Sabuwa LGA of Katsina
State, caused the bandits to flee the location in disarray thereby
enabling the kidnap victims to escape, with some finding their way
to Nacibi, and others to Gobirawa and Dogon Muazu in Birnin Gwari
LGA.
The NAF, working in consonance with surface forces and other
security agencies, will sustain its operations to flush the bandits
out of the Northwest of the Country.
IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force