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Troops of the 271 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Detachment has foiled an ambush set up by a group of over 100 armed bandits at Ungwan Laya near Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State.
This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja over the weekend by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola.
He said that the operation was executed on Saturday during which the gallant troops were able to fight their way through the ambush after killing dozens of the bandits in the process.
He, however, regretted that some NAF personnel died during the operation while a few others sustained varying degrees of injuries.