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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI, has pounded terrorists’ hideout in Sambisa forest, inflicting on them huge casualties.
Disclosing this on Friday, 1st May, 2026 in Abuja, the Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Nigerian Air force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame said that the intensification of its air campaign in the North-East, with aggressive precision strikes have systematically dismantled terrorist networks across Sambisa and the Tumbuns.
He further added that while acting on credible intelligence, NAF aircraft struck decisively at insurgent enclaves, obliterating hideouts, crippling logistics hubs, and neutralising scores of fighters in relentless, coordinated attack runs.
According to him, “On 30 April 2026, air assets executed a high-impact Air Interdiction mission at Alafa in the Sambisa axis, where confirmed terrorist infrastructure and supply nodes were swiftly engaged and destroyed in successive strikes.
“Sustaining the momentum, NAF forces followed up today, 1st May 2026 with another decisive assault on terrorist positions at Metele in the Tumbuns.
Intelligence and surveillance exposed a fortified island stronghold with entrenched fighters, storage facilities, and defensive trench systems. With scores of insurgents confirmed within the target area, NAF aircraft delivered precise and overwhelming firepower, striking and decimating the location.
The sustained intensity of these operations reflects a deliberate strategy of continuous pressure, denying terrorists any space to regroup or operate.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, commended the professionalism and combat effectiveness of NAF personnel. He reaffirmed the Service’s unyielding resolve to dominate the battlespace, stressing that operations will persist with increased intensity until all terrorist capabilities are dismantled and threats to national security fully neutralised.
