The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch, operating in the North-West and North Central zones of Kaduna State, has targeted and eliminated several terrorists in an air attack in the Igabi Local Government Area.
The Director of Public Relations and Information for the Nigerian Air Force Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, November 19.
He stated that the operation was initiated based on tip-offs indicating the presence of a terrorist kingpin along with his brother and other members at their hideout in Tsauni Doka village in the area.
“The Nigerian Air Force aircraft under Operation Whirl Punch have sustained air strikes against terrorists operating in the North-West and North Central regions of the country, leading to the decimation of several terrorist elements at Tsauni Doka in the Igabi local government area of Kaduna State.
“Subsequently, air strikes were carried out on the location in the early hours of November 16th, 2023, with devastating consequences on the terrorists.
“Similar strikes with positive outcomes were also carried out at a location about 500 meters east of Boderi’s hideout, believed to be the hiding place of Boderi’s brother, Nasiru. Both strikes were termed very successful as several terrorists were neutralized and their motorcycles”, the statement read.
The Air Commodore stated that the kingpin and his associates were responsible for numerous attacks and abductions along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road, and in several communities in Kaduna and Niger states.
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