Concerned by recent attacks especially on innocent civilians in Nigeria’s North East Borno State the Air Force has bombed the hide out of terrorists and destroyed bomb making facilities.
The terrorists have been using Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and suicide bombers against innocent people.
In a bid to achieve the mandate of the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, air strikes were conducted on terrorists’ enclaves at Grazah, a location deep in the Mandara Hills, on 2 August 2024.
Air Vice Marshal
Edward Gabkwet,
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force, said on Thursday the strike was sequel to intelligence revealing the sighting of a possible IED factory and storage area for other logistics.
“For some time now, this IED factory was suspected to have been relocated, first from Gwoza to Timbuktu Triangle in Sambisa Forest and finally berthing at Grazah in the Mandara Hills.
” The frequent relocation of the IED factory has been attributed to the enormous fire power on terrorists’ enclaves by the combined efforts of the entire security apparatus of Operation Hadin Kai.”
The IED factory location at Grazah had been under surveillance for weeks with various installations observed and activities of armed terrorists in the area found to be consistent with those protecting a strategic location, he said.
” Additionally, 2-gun trucks were sighted tucked under a large tree near the suspected IED factory.
” These findings thus necessited the need for an air strike on the location in order to destroy the suspected IED factory and neutralize the terrorists.
” Consequently, the targets were acquired and effectively destroyed.”
He reported that the aftermath of the air strikes followed by a thick cloud of smoke was indicative that the suspected IED factory, as well as the 2-gun trucks, were effectively destroyed.
He disclosed that several terrorists were neutralized.
