The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has continued its bombardment of terror hotspots with its latest airstrikes killing 22 terrorists said to be loyal to the late Katsina kingpin, Abdulkareen Lawal otherwise known as Abdulkareen Boss.
Abdulkareen Boss, a notorious terrorist alleged to have masterminded the murder of a police Area Commander at Dutsin ma in July last year, as well as the attack on the advance party convoy of then President Muhammadu Buhari was killed last August at Ruga Forest, Katsina State, along with some of his commanders.
The latest strike executed by the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) at Batsari and Sola Poi II in Batsari and Jibia Local Government Areas (LGA) of Katsina State was confirmed by Spokesman for the Nigerian Air Force, Commodore Edward Gabkwet.
According to him, the Chief of the Air Staff, CAS, Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has since assumption of office, directed all air component commanders to synergise their efforts with other security agencies and bring to bear NAF’s fire power on all terrorists’ targets and their enclaves.