NAF Special Forces foil suicide bombing attempt at UNIMAID

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Special Forces, in conjunction with some Nigerian Army troops, effectively thwarted a suicide shelling assault by Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) at the University of Maiduguri, Borno on Sunday night.

AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya, NAF's Director of Public Relations and Information, affirmed this in an announcement on Monday in Abuja.

"The BHT suicide aircraft attempted to get entrance into the University however were immediately recognized by the NAF Special Forces.

"In the interim, the vest on one of the suicide aircraft exploded before they could get entrance into the inn, prompting a confusion.

"Be that as it may, there was no detailed casualty with the exception of the suicide aircraft, whose partners instantly fled, when the NAF Special Forces and the NA troops opened fire on them.

"The NAF Agusta Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) at that point went in quest for the escaping BHTs, following which an extra suicide aircraft was distinguished and killed," he said.

Adesanya said the NAF Agusta LUH was all the while hunting down the other escaping fear based oppressors at the season of documenting this report.

"Individuals from the people, particularly around the University premises are, hence, asked for to be exceptionally cautious," the NAF representative said.