Reports say the military air wing of Operation Whirl Punch has killed 30 terrorists on motorcycles in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
A release on Monday by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, hinted that the eliminated terrorists were responsible for the ambush on troops at Kwanan Mutuwa recently as well as several attacks and abduction of innocent civilians in the LGA.
The release further stated that the air strikes were ordered by the military following an intelligence report which disclosed the movement of the terrorists in the area.