Military airstrikes kills bandits in Kuduru forest
Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, the Coordinator, Defense Media Operations disclosed in a statement on Sunday in Abuja saying the Air Component of Operation Thunder Strike, has killed scores of bandits in air strikes on their camp at Kuduru Forest area of Kaduna State on Saturday. Daily Times report.
According to Enenche, he said the confirmatory Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) led to the identification of the camp where the group of bandits had launched attack on troops from the forest.
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“The NAF attack aircraft and an ISR platform later provided close air support as the Police advanced from Sarkin Pawa through Tawali towards Kofa area.
“The attack aircraft engaged the bandits at the objective, ahead of the ground forces, while the ISR aircraft provided situational awareness throughout the operation,” he said. (NAN)
He also mentioned that the Air Component dispatched Nigerian Air Force (NAF) attack aircraft to engage the location scoring devastating hits which destroyed the bandits’ logistics structures and killed several of the criminals.
