{"id":57188,"date":"2024-11-28T07:58:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T07:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=57188"},"modified":"2024-11-28T07:58:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T07:58:36","slug":"naf-launches-devastating-airstrike-against-terrorists-in-borno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/11\/28\/naf-launches-devastating-airstrike-against-terrorists-in-borno\/","title":{"rendered":"NAF Launches Devastating Airstrike Against Terrorists in Borno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Njoku Chijioke<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has delivered a crushing blow to terrorist groups in Borno State, launching a successful airstrike that destroyed a gun truck and eliminated several militants.<\/p>\n<p>The strike is part of the ongoing Operation Hadin Kai, aimed at countering insurgency in the region.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, NAF fighter jets, acting on credible intelligence, targeted and obliterated a gun truck situated about five kilometers west of Kukawa.<\/p>\n<p>This precision strike significantly impaired the terrorists&#8217; operational capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>In a swift follow-up operation, the air force responded to a distress call from ground troops in Kukawa, who were under heavy attack from militants riding motorcycles.<\/p>\n<p>NAF air assets engaged the terrorists at various intervals, neutralizing many and forcing the others to flee.<\/p>\n<p>Ground troops, capitalizing on the momentum, recovered over 20 abandoned motorcycles left behind by the retreating terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>The operation marks a notable success in the battle against terrorism, with ground forces now in pursuit of the wounded militants.<\/p>\n<p>The NAF has reaffirmed its dedication to supporting ground operations and other security agencies, vowing to continue using air power to restore peace and stability in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>This successful strike is a significant step toward dismantling terrorist networks in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Njoku Chijioke The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has delivered a crushing blow to terrorist groups in Borno State, launching a successful airstrike that destroyed a gun truck and eliminated several militants. The strike is part of the ongoing Operation Hadin Kai, aimed at countering insurgency in the region. On Wednesday, NAF fighter jets, acting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":57189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[768],"class_list":["post-57188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defence-and-security","tag-naf"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57188"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57190,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57188\/revisions\/57190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}