Some personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) were feared dead in an ambush by bandits in Kaduna State.
Reports said the incident occurred when the troops of the 271 NAF detachment foiled an ambush set up by a group of over 100 bandits at Ungwan Laya near Birnin Gwari.
NAF spokesman, Air Vice Marshall Ibikunle Daramola who confirmed the incident said the troops were able to fight their way through the ambush “killing dozens of bandits in the process.”
“Unfortunately, some NAF personnel paid the supreme price during the operation, while a few others sustained varying degrees of injuries. The injured personnel are currently receiving treatment at the NAF Hospital in Kaduna,” he said.
He said the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Oladayo Amao, commiserated with the families of the fallen heroes and prayed the Almighty God to grant their souls peaceful repose.
21st Century Chronicle reports that the funeral prayer of one of the slain personnel would be conducted in Kaduna Sunday evening.
