The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has carried out a series of intelligence-led air interdiction operations across the North-East and North-West, neutralizing terrorist elements and severely degrading their logistics and operational capabilities.
According to the Director of Public Relations & Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, the operations were conducted between January 1 & 2 under Operations HADIN KAI and FASAN YAMMA Sector 2.
Ejodame said the airstrikes were based on actionable intelligence on terrorist movements, hideouts and supply routes. NAF aircraft engaged identified enclaves, transit corridors and assembly areas to deny the groups freedom of action.
In the North-East, he said precision strikes were executed on terrorist hideouts at Abirma and Chiralia within the Timbuktu Triangle after sustained surveillance confirmed the presence of facilities linked to improvised explosive device (IED) production and attack planning.
The str+kes d+stroyed the targeted structures, with multiple secondary explosions observed, indicating the elimination of explosive stockpiles & logistics.
Further interdiction missions at Guva in the Mandara Mountains, Ejodame added, dismantled terrorist storage & coordination points, weakening the groups’ ability to regroup or launch attacks.
The operations were also extended to the North-West, where NAF aircraft struck terrorist elements around Karaduwa Giginya Na in Matazu LGA of Katsina State.
The terrorists, who were tracked moving in large motorcycle convoys, were engaged at a forested convergence point, resulting in the neutralisation of several fighters, destruction of multiple motorcycles and recovery of assorted weapons.
He said the sustained air operations highlighted the NAF’s commitment to supporting joint forces on the ground and dismantling terrorist networks nationwide, assuring that precision air missions would continue to protect civilians, restore peace and security.