▪︎Confirm death of some NAF personnel
Troops of the 271 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Detachment on Saturday (13 February 2021), foiled an ambush set up by a group of over 100 bandits at Ungwan Laya near Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State.
Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola said the troops were able to fight their way through the ambush, killing dozens of bandits in the process.
Daramola also stated that some NAF personnel paid the supreme price during the operation, while a few others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
He said the injured personnel were currently receiving treatment at the NAF Hospital in Kaduna.
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, on behalf of all officers, airmen, airwomen and civilian staff members of the NAF, commiserated with the families of the fallen heroes and prayed that “the Almighty God grants their souls peaceful repose.”
The CAS, who visited the injured personnel in the hospital this evening, has urged all NAF personnel to remain resolute and continue to work assiduously, in synergy with sister Services and other security agencies, to rid the Northwest of all criminal elements.
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