NAF Kills Terrorists, Destroys Camps In Zamfara

Nigeria Air Force, in airstrikes destroyed camps belonging to terror kingpins – Abdullahi Nasanda and Mallam Tukur in Zurmi and Gusau Local Government Areas in Zamfara State.

NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet in a statement, said the airstrikes executed by the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji on 10 April, 2024 led to the elimination of several terrorists and their structures.

He said Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission conducted on Abdullahi Nasanda’s Camp had revealed terrorists’ activities around some huts and thatched roof structures.

The ISR also observed some of their motorcycles hidden on trees.

He said, “having established that their activities were consistent with terrorists’ modes of operation, the location was struck by multiple aircraft passes, thereby neutralising several terrorists.”

The Director said similar ISR missions were conducted at Mallam Tukur Camp, where terrorists’ activities were also observed.

He stated that the air strikes conducted on the camp neutralized several terrorists and showed several structures set ablaze and destroyed.

He added that similar airstrikes were also extended to Kani kawa in Maradun town, under Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, where terrorists, their enclaves and equipment were attacked and destroyed.