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The Nigerian Air Force announced connected Thursday greeting that the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has successfully destroyed a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) mill astatine Grazah successful the Mandara Mountains of Borno State.
Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information for the Nigerian Air Force, stated:
“Concerned by caller attacks, particularly connected guiltless civilians successful Borno State utilizing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and termination bombers, and successful a bid to execute the mandate of the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, aerial strikes were conducted connected terrorists’ enclaves astatine Grazah, a determination heavy successful the Mandara Hills, connected August 2, 2024.”
According to Gabkwet, the aerial strikes were prompted by quality reports indicating the beingness of a imaginable IED mill and retention country for different logistics. The IED mill had been suspected of relocating from Gwoza to the Timbuktu Triangle successful Sambisa Forest, and yet to Grazah successful the Mandara Hills.
“The predominant relocation of the IED mill has been attributed to the important firepower exerted connected terrorists’ enclaves by the combined efforts of the full information apparatus of Operation Hadin Kai.”
He further explained that the IED mill determination astatine Grazah had been nether surveillance for weeks, with assorted installations observed and activities of equipped terrorists successful the country recovered to beryllium accordant with those protecting a strategical location.
“Two weapon trucks were sighted tucked nether a ample histrion adjacent the suspected IED factory.”
Gabkwet added that these findings necessitated the request for an aerial onslaught to destruct the suspected IED mill and neutralize the terrorists.
“Consequently, the targets were acquired and efficaciously destroyed. The aftermath of the aerial strikes, followed by a heavy unreality of smoke, indicated that the suspected IED factory, arsenic good arsenic the 2 weapon trucks, were efficaciously destroyed, portion respective terrorists were neutralized.”
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