The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has hit a hideout of kidnappers in Ogbadigbo Local Government Area of Benue State.<\/p>\n
The Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Ejodame said the NAF provided close air support to surface forces during an operation targeting suspected kidnappers in the area, which is close to the Enugu\u2013Benue boundary.<\/p>\n
According to him, the operation disrupted the activities of the criminal elements and supported the advance of surface forces.<\/p>\n
The NAF spokesman stressed that after the completion of the mission, the pilot, while returning to base, exercised his professional discretion to execute a precautionary landing approximately 10 nautical miles from the airfield.<\/p>\n
He added that this was in accordance with established operational and safety procedures following combat missions, noting that the helicopter had returned to base.<\/p>\n
He reiterated the NAF\u2019s commitment to sustaining pressure on criminal elements, providing close air support to surface forces and protecting communities through coordinated air and ground operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe successful outcome underscores the NAF\u2019s continued resolve to deny criminal elements freedom of action and support efforts to restore safety and security to affected communities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has hit a hideout of kidnappers in Ogbadigbo Local Government Area of Benue State. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Ejodame said the NAF provided close air support to surface forces during an operation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[36,103,63],"class_list":["post-9302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-benue","tag-kidnappers","tag-naf"],"yoast_head":"\n