Kankara School Boys Release: Nigeria Air Force Account

The Nigeria Air Force says, it prevented abductors of Kankara Government Secondary School Boys form having their freedom in their holdout.

NAF said in a tweet on Friday after the boys have gained freedom that they
deployed additional ISR and other air assets to provide persistent surveillance over areas of interest in Katsina and Zamfara States.

“344 boys abducted from GSSS Kankara, Katsina State on 11 December 2020 were safely returned to the Katsina State Government House this morning, escorted by a combined team of personnel from various security agencies with air cover provided by @NigAirForce.

“From the time of the incident, @NigAirForce deployed additional ISR and other air assets to provide persistent surveillance over areas of interest in Katsina and Zamfara States, whilst maintaining offensive air presence to deny the abductors freedom of action.

“Medical personnel were also part of the Team that provided immediate medical care to the boys after their release from the forest. Additional @NigAirForce Special Forces personnel were equally deployed to provide support, NAF twitted”.