Troops of the 271 Nigerian Air Force Detachment, Birnin Gwari foiled an ambush by armed bandits at Ungwan Yako on the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road in Kaduna State. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola. Daramola said the gallant troops were able to disperse the over 70 bandits, who had laid ambush on Thursday, killing several in the process. “Unfortunately, one NAF personnel paid the supreme price in the process while some sustained varying degrees of injury. “Abubakar prays that the Almighty grants his soul peaceful repose,’’ the NAF director of public relations and information said.

Source: Punch January 10, 2020 14:37 UTC