The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said its Air Component of Operation THUNDER STRIKE killed “several” bandits in the Kuzo area of Kaduna State.
Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, said in a statement that the bandits were killed “as they attempted to move hundreds of rustled livestock through the area.
“This was achieved yesterday, 7 November 2020, when a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) attack helicopter, on armed reconnaissance mission in the area, spotted the bandits, along with the rustled livestock, in an open patch along the East-West Axis of the Forest.
“The helicopter strafed the target area leading to the neutralization of several of the bandits.”