Air surveillance, intelligence aided rescue of abducted Borno students — NAF

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has attributed the palmy rescue of students and teachers abducted from Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, successful Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, to effectual aerial dominance and intelligence-driven subject operations.

The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this successful a connection issued on Tuesday in Abuja.

The students were abducted on Monday when suspected terrorists attacked the schoolhouse portion candidates were sitting for the Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, conducted by the National Examination Council, NECO.

According to the statement, the Chief of the Air Staff, CAS, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, commended the swift deployment of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, ISR, assets arsenic good arsenic timely aerial support, which disrupted the question of the attackers and enabled crushed troops to prosecute them.

Aneke said the cognition demonstrated the effectiveness of intelligence-led associated subject operations successful protecting civilians and sustaining unit connected violent groups.

He besides praised unit of the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI and crushed troops for their roles successful the rescue operation.

The Air Chief noted that accounts from rescued victims further highlighted the value of aerial powerfulness successful modern counter-terrorism o...