Bandits: NAF deploys specials forces to Zamfara

The Nigerian Air Force has stated that it had deployed Special Forces to Zamfara state to curtail activities of armed bandits and cattle rustlers in the state. The deployment, according to NAF spokesperson, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, was as a result of recent attack by bandits on Bawan Daji community in Anka local government area of Zamfara state where some people were killed. He said: “The NAF Special Forces, who were trained in asymmetric warfare, were airlifted from Kaduna with the NAF C-130 Hercules aircraft to complement the efforts of other security forces on ground to prevent further attack on innocent citizens.
“The personnel and other supporting staff would operate from the recently established 207 Quick Response Group in Gusau, where they would re-inforce the existing regiment personnel in the Unit in support of the ongoing Operation Sharan Daji in the state.” He said Air Officer Commanding Special Operations Command, Air Vice Marshal Ismaila Kaita, whom he said briefed the troops before their departure, announced that the Special Forces would be further deployed to remote areas of Zamfara state, “where they would be engaged in Internal Security operations.” “He urged them to effectively utilise their experience and training to protect the lives and properties of the people of the state, while charging them to exhibit the highest standards of professionalism and respect for human rights in discharging their duties,” he said.