ISWAP Fighters Flee As Tucano Flies In During Standoff With Soldiers

The Special Forces and Air Task Force of the Nigerian Military using the newly acquired Tucano fighters on Tuesday thwarted an attack by terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, on security formations and civilian population at Buni Yadi town.

The troops, PRNigeria learnt, were deployed to repel some ISWAP fighters who stormed Buni Yadi, a major town in Yobe State, on Tuesday evening.

The ISWAP insurgents invaded the Yobe town around 5pm.

The terrorists ‘totally’ razed a Police Station, prior to the intervention of military troops, the sources disclosed.

PRNigeria gathered that the terrorists had initially stood their ground, refusing to leave the Yobe community, despite the massive deployment of the Special Forces troops.

According to a military intelligence source, the ISWAP fighters engaged the troops in what appeared to be a ‘serious’ gun battle.

“They, however, succumbed, and took to their heels when they saw a Nigerian Air Forces (NAF) Super Tucano jet hovering in the sky,” he said of how the ISWAP terrorists fled.

Meanwhile, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has urged journalists covering defence beats on the need to align themselves with media campaign strategies of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) tailored at winning hearts and minds of the populace in the operational theatres.

The CDS stated this on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 in Abuja, while declaring open a one-day workshop for Defence Correspondents organised by Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in partnership with The Media Today (TMT) International.

The workshop themed, “The Role of Defence Correspondents in Enhancing National Security: Imperatives of Conflict Sensitive Communication,” to broaden the knowledge of Defence Correspondents in understanding nitty-gritty of conflict sensitive communication towards conflict resolutions.

Gen Irabor who was represented by the Chief of Defence Administration, Rear  Admiral Abdul Adamu  also enjoined journalists to use their media platforms and reportage to galvanize  citizens support in the promotion of national unity and peaceful coexistence.

The Defence Chief described conflict sensitive information management as a critical  element in national development.

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