The Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji and the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army on 30 January 2024, annihilated scores of terrorists.
Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Sunday, said the air strikes also led to the destruction of their enclave located on Tora Hills in Safana Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State.
He said the location was first struck by the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, aircraft, after which the ground troops successfully mopped up fleeing terrorists.
He explained that footage from the Battle Damage Assessment as well as feedback received from other sources, revealed that the air strikes significantly degraded the capabilities of the terrorists, which then facilitated a hitch-free clearance operation by troops of the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army.
Gabkwet noted that the joint operation not only resulted in the neutralisation of several terrorists and the destruction of their hideouts on the hill but also offered the ground troops the opportunity to ascend and clear Tsora Hill, which had hitherto served as a hiding place for terrorists in Safana LGA.
Fresh NAF airstrikes neutralise scores of terrorists in Katsina – Army
