The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) again today struck at criminal hideouts and camps harbouring pipeline vandals at AREPO and environs. The latest air strike is in continuation of the aerial bombardment commenced by the NAF on Thursday 28 July 2016 to rid the affected areas of pipeline vandals and other criminal elements.

The ongoing air operations is aimed at providing air support for the Joint Task Force recently set-up by the Defence Headquarters to dislodge pipeline vandals in the South West region of the Country in an operation codenamed OPERATION AWATSE.

There are strong indications based on analysis of the enclosed footage on Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), as well as Strike and, Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) missions undertaken by NAF aircraft that the vandals have been sufficiently displaced from their current locations at AREPO while their criminal activities have also been heavily disrupted.

The NAF however is intensifying its ongoing air operations day and night to neutralise the remnants of the vandals who might have relocated deep inside the Mangrove Forest.

Recall that the NAF is at present operating in 4 zones across the country to tackle various forms of internal security challenges. They include insurgency in the North East; cattle rustling, kidnapping and armed robbery in the North West; militancy in the South-South; and pipeline vandalism in the South West.

Source; http://www.nationalhelm.net/2016/08/nigerian-air-force-strikes-criminal.html

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Buhari dey vex oo

hope innocent people were not affected

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dainformant:
hope innocent people were not affected

This kind question self. Why not go there and do a roll-call, sebi you know the place we are talking about.

Ok

Light em up

I only see northern air force preparing to go kill the Yorubas in Lagos state

abacus:


This kind question self. Why not go there and do a roll-call, sebi you know the place we are talking about.

abi

Old pix

In as much as there are criminal elements there, there are definitely Nigerians there whose quest to source for daily bread placed them in that location.

The jets should have taken out the observation post and the AA guns, and ground forces and naval units would have done a more precise job.

I'm not expecting this type of success against the NDA...except the drones use thermal cameras for surveillance. They bomb at night, and I'm sure they camouflage into the environment.


They should stop tagging them ijaw militants...i won't be surprised is all ethnicity are represented there. Theres lots of hardship.

oyb:
Light em up

yea let's smoke their sorry asses

This new ISR and improved CAS capabilities by NAF is commendable. Kill them fast and with prejudice.

I opened this thread thinking I'll see photos of the bombardment... This OP sef

Light em up guys.

wowmenow:
I only see northern air force preparing to go kill the Yorubas in Lagos state

How can you know from Onitsha?

NICE ONE.. KUDOS TO TNE NIGERIA SECURITY PERSONNEL

Good one there. I'm just loving this show. Finally, peace is beginning to return to our environment. Keep the flag flying guys till these criminal elements are reduced to nothing

Alpha jet don suffer for the hands of Nigerian Airforce ..the Jet be like please retire me but our Airforce no gree ..even as the maker don't support its maintenance again we still took them to Innoson to fabricate parts. .nice pics though

abacus:


This kind question self. Why not go there and do a roll-call, sebi you know the place we are talking about.

lwkmd nigerians are so funny even America they respect us in terms of ribs cracking

dainformant:
hope innocent people were not affected

which one is innocent ?

Nice to see the Nigerian state enforcing it's control over criminal groups. Nigeria can't be a bandit nation. But is I not a sign of state weakness that we are having multiple crises I the country nd that our police can't do nada?

That video clip was absolutely breathtaking. The drone footage of people running around near their canoes was of an exceptional clarity and resolution that could only mean that the drone was hovering VERY low, perhaps just high enough not to be heard or noticed. The footage of that one man who leaped aboard that blue boat and picked up a rifle or RPG was so crystal clear that one can be certain he was blown to pieces, along with many of his buddies, not long after that film was taken.

The production of the video was truly a masterwork of video editing, and it left me on the edge of my seat, waiting to see armed runners on the ground getting lit up as the birds rolled in for the attack, before, all to soon, the clip ended. Watching those airmen check out the battle plan in the accompanying still pictures, and then seeing them saddle up and taxi out for the day's sortie in the video clip, is an image that will undoubtedly inspire many a young Nigerian to sign up for the air force in the hopes of becoming a combat pilot.

These pictures and video clip add up to one fantastic, well crafted example of publicity that entertains while educating. Somebody in the Nigerian Air Force Public Relations Department deserves a pay raise and a pat on the shoulder for releasing this amazing glimpse into the lives of these highly trained sky warriors as they get airborne and set out to lock horns with seasoned swamp guerilla fighters lurking deep in the forest labyrinth, armed to the teeth.

Looking forward to seeing Part 2 of this amazing video account of war, when the chit kicks off and the ordnance starts to fly with reckless abandon Yeeeeeeeeehaaaw !

We do NOT negotiate wit Terrorist
I lyk de spirit kip it up by de tym we re thru wit dem dey ll be de ones beging 4 peace

. All I see is the military killing them hoes like Jason.

dainformant:
hope innocent people were not affected

Abeg join me in saying thunder strike down all the criminal ashewo militant them.