Again, Military Aircraft Sustains Aerial Bombardments of
Zamfara Armed Bandits
The Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI has eliminated
several armed bandits and destroyed their logistics facilities in
massive air strikes conducted in the Kwiambana Forest area of
Zamfara State.
This was achieved yesterday, 15 September 2020, as part of air
interdiction missions being executed under subsidiary Operation
WUTAN DAJI 2 to rid the North West of the Country of armed bandits
and other criminal elements.
The location was designated for attack after Human Intelligence
(HUMINT) reports and confirmatory Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, established that the cluster of huts
and other structures at the edge of the Forest served as hideout
for notorious bandits’ leaders ‘Sani Mochoko’ and ‘Damina’ and some
of their fighters. Accordingly, the Air Component scrambled
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jets and helicopter gunships to attack the
location.
The attack aircraft took turns in engaging the target area
resulting in significant damage to the bandits’ structures as well
as the killing of several of their fighters.
JOHN ENENCHE
Major General
Coordinator
Defence Media Operations
Defence Headquarters
16 September 2020