Air strikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have destroyed terrorists’ enclave in Giwa Local Government of Kaduna State, according to a statement by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Director of Public Relations and Information, Edward Gabkwet.
Gabkwet, on Tuesday, reported that the strikes occurred between May 30 and May 31, 2024, conducted by the Air Component of Operation Whirl.
The statement said, “Executed at the stronghold of the infamous terrorist, Buharinyadi, situated at Bula Forest area in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the strikes were prompted by painstaking Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (IRS) operations, conducted in the targeted vicinity where several clusters of thatched roofed huts within compounds were observed amid thick vegetation,”.
Furthermore, the surveillance confirmed a significant presence of armed terrorists loitering around the huts, with over 13 motorcycles sighted tucked under a large umbrella tree.
Additionally, the statement highlighted the targeted exploitation of multiple sources, revealing that the terrorists at the location were responsible for the majority of attacks and kidnappings in several communities within Birnin Gwari, Igabi, and Giwa LGAs.
Consequently, the Force dispatched its available air assets to strike the location.
“Overhead the location, scores of the terrorists were sighted and subsequently struck, bringing effective and maximum damage on the targets and their equipment,” the statement added.