NAF AIRCRAFT ENGAGES TERRORISTS UNEXPECTEDLY IN BORNO STATE 20-09-23
By Sadiq Aminu Nigerian Airforce says its aircraft under operation hadin kai, while on armed reconnaissance mission took out a gun truck with about 8 terrorists at Baranga village in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State in the early hours of today.
According to Director of Public Relations and Information of the Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet says the opportunity strike, which presented itself unexpectedly, occurred when 2 armed terrorists on a motorcycle along an active track were trailed.
It explains that after sighting the aircraft, the terrorists took cover under a thick vegetation.
Upon engaging the vegetation cover, a gun truck with 8 terrorists suddenly appeared, speeding off to evade the attack, and subsequently, the gun truck was engaged and destroyed, thus eliminating the terrorists.
The statement notes that remnants of terrorists in the North-east continue to seek the covers of thick forests and vegetation to evade being detected by the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies.
It adds that the strike is yet again, a clear indication of the commitment of the AFN towards ensuring that terrorists find it difficult to randomly roam about freely attacking law abiding Nigerians.