The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, aircraft under Operation Hakin Kai has taken out a gun truck with about 8 terrorists at Baranga Village in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, North East, Nigeria.
This happened while the aircraft was on an armed reconnaissance mission.
In a statement, the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said that “in furtherance of the sustained onslaught against the remnant of terrorists in the Northeast, the opportunity strike, which presented itself unexpectedly, occurred when 2 armed terrorists on a motorcycle along an active track were trailed.”
According to him, “after sighting the aircraft, the terrorists took cover under a thick vegetation.”
Commodore Gabkwet noted that upon engaging the vegetation cover, a gun truck with 8 terrorists suddenly appeared, speeding off to evade the attack.
Subsequently, the gun truck was engaged and destroyed, thus eliminating the terrorists.
He said that “remnants of terrorists in the Northeast continue to seek the covers of thick forests and vegetation to evade being detected by the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies.”
This strike is yet again a clear indication of the commitment of the AFN towards ensuring terrorists find it difficult to randomly roam about freely attacking law-abiding Nigerians.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
