Tag: air strike
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NAF air strikes hit terrorists’ logistics storage in Niger
The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch (OPWP) has destroyed terrorists’ logistics storage in Palele near Shiroro, on March 15. AVM Edward Gabkwet, Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF),
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NAF air strike eliminate over 30 kidnappers on motorcycles in Kaduna
The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch has eliminated no fewer than 30 terrorists and kidnappers in an air strike along Kwiga-Kampanin Doka axis in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. This is contained in a statement
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Nine dead, others injured as fighter jet bombs Buhari village; govt sympathises with victims
A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet has killed nine people in Buhari community, Yunusari Local Government Area of Yobe State. Several other villagers sustained injuries and are now receiving medical attention at a government health facility in Geidam. According to a resident of Damaturu, Saleh Ibrahim, the jet shelled the village in the early hours…
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How Nigerian Air Force air strike injured Boko Haram leader, Shekau
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has been injured in an air strike in the Northeast, AFP reports on Wednesday. The news network said two Nigerian Air Force jets fired at fighters who had gathered for prayers in Balla village, on the edge of the Sambisa Forest, last Friday. “Shekau was wounded in the bombings and…