bandits in Kaduna State barely 24 hours after killing many in Kaduru
forest in the state.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a
statement on Monday, said the latest attack took place at the Kusasu
Area of the state on Sunday.
Enenche said the air raid was in continuation of sustained efforts to
rid Kaduna State and its environs of bandits and other criminal
elements.
He said the hit was achieved following human intelligence reports,
corroborated by series of aerial surveillance missions that led to the
identification of the camp of a bandits’ leader, known as Alhaji Labi.
According to him, Labi is an associate of Dogon Gede, a notorious
bandits’ leader in Katsina State.
He said the Air Component subsequently dispatched an appropriate force
package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships
to attack the location.
“Overhead the target area, a significant presence of the bandits, along
with a large number of rustled cattle, was observed.
“The attack aircraft took turns in engaging the location, delivering
devastating hits which destroyed the bandits’ structures, including
their logistics storage facilities, which were seen engulfed in flames.
“Several bandits were also killed in the attack.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies remained
resolute in the fight against banditry and other sundry crimes and will
not relent until normalcy is restored to all troubled zones of the
country,” he said. (NAN)