The Nigerian Air Force has lost personnel as troops killed 30 armed bandits at the Maje Riverline near Yar Katsina under Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
In a statement issued on Monday by the Air Forces spokesman, Ibikunle Daramola, troops mobilized in response to reports that scores of armed bandits, along with a large number of rustled livestock, were spotted heading towards Kekuwuje-Yar Kastina Road.
He said the operation involved troops from Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) at Kekuwuje, Kwatarkwashi and Maru, mostly of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces (SF) personnel.
“Unfortunately, one NAF SF personnel, Aircraftman Sunday Enwa, who fought gallantly during the encounter, paid the supreme price while three others, who sustained gunshot wounds during the operation, have been evacuated for medical treatment,” the statement partly read.
One operative killed, three injured as Air Force kills 30 bandits in Zamfara One operative killed, three injured as Air Force kills 30 bandits in Zamfara
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The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) on Monday mourned the death of the operative attached to the NAF Special Forces, SF Section 1 of Operation HADARIN DAJI, Aircraftman Sunday Enwa, who died during an encounter with armed bandits at the Maje Riverline near Yar Katsina under Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday, the Director of Public Relations and Information of NAF, Air Marshal Ibikunle Daramola, NAF lamented that the deceased paid the supreme price while three others who sustained gunshot wounds during the operation have been evacuated for medical treatment.