The Nigerian Air Force, under the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI, has intensified its air operations in North-East Nigeria with sustained precision strikes targeting terrorist enclaves in Sambisa Forest and the Tumbuns.
The renewed offensive is part of ongoing efforts to degrade insurgent networks and restore lasting security in the region.
In a statement, the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehiman Ejodame, said; “the operations were carried out based on credible intelligence.”
He explained that “the Air Force aircraft conducted decisive strikes on insurgent positions, destroying hideouts, crippling logistics hubs, and neutralising several fighters in coordinated attack runs.”
According to him, air assets executed a high-impact Air Interdiction mission at Alafa in the Sambisa axis, where confirmed terrorist infrastructure and supply nodes were swiftly engaged and destroyed in successive strikes.
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Ejodame said “sustaining the momentum, NAF forces followed up on 1 May 2026 with another decisive assault on terrorist positions at Metele in the Tumbuns.
“Intelligence and surveillance exposed a fortified island stronghold with entrenched fighters, storage facilities, and defensive trench systems.
“With scores of insurgents confirmed within the target area, NAF aircraft delivered precise and overwhelming firepower, striking and decimating the location”.
He noted that the sustained intensity of these operations reflects a deliberate strategy of continuous pressure, denying terrorists any space to regroup or operate.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, commended the professionalism and combat effectiveness of NAF personnel.
He reaffirmed the Service’s unyielding resolve to dominate the battlespace, stressing that operations will persist with increased intensity until all terrorist capabilities are dismantled and threats to national security fully neutralised.
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