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NAF Intensifies Air Offensive Against Terrorists in North-West

NewsDeskNgJun 20, 2026June 20, 20260

NAF carried out precision airstrikes and surveillance missions in the North-West, targeting terrorist hideouts and supporting ground operations. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified its air offensive against terrorists and armed bandits operating in the North-West, carrying out precision strikes on identified criminal hideouts while expanding intelligence, surveillance and...

NAF Air Interdiction Eliminates Multiple Terrorists In Sambisa Forest

NewsDeskNgApr 21, 2026April 21, 20260

Nigerian Air Force says precision airstrike in Sambisa Forest destroyed terrorist structures, neutralised fighters, and disrupted logistics networks. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, has eliminated multiple terrorists in Sambisa Forest following a precision air interdiction conducted on 19 April 2026. The airstrike...

Nigerian Air Force moves to establish base in Abia

NewsDeskNgJun 10, 2024June 10, 20240

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has expressed the readiness of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, to build a base in Abia State. Abubakar made this known on Friday when he paid courtesy visit to Governor Alex Otti in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area....

El-Rufai hails NAF for improved security in Kaduna

NewsDeskNgJan 7, 2023January 7, 20230

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has commended the heroic performance of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in the restoration of relative peace in the state. El-Rufai gave the commendation when he paid a courtesy visit to Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, at NAF Headquarters...

NAF conducts 1398 sorties to counter insurgency in 2022 – AOC

NewsDeskNgDec 31, 2022December 31, 20220

Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Abubakar Abdulkadir, Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Special Operations Command, said Nigerian Air Force (NAF) conducted 1398 sorties to counter insurgency and banditry in 2022. The AOC made this known at the First edition of the Nigeria Airforce Bauchi Base Socio-Cultural Activities (BASA) 2022 on Friday in Bauchi ...

NAF destroys 10 bandits’ camps in Kaduna State

NewsDeskNgNov 21, 2022November 21, 20220

The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch has destroyed about 10 camps and neutralized several bandits during air interdiction missions in three local government areas of Kaduna State. A statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna by the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, said the...