The Nigerian Army says 12 of the terrorists that attacked the Kaduna international airport on Saturday have been killed in an air strike.
Brigadier-General and Garrison Commander of the Kaduna Division 1, Uriah Opuene, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists.
Opuene also dismissed reports that the gunmen took over the airport.
He said, “They just took advantage of that to pass a message that they have attacked the airport.”
“There are several layers of security at the airport. This is the first layer and even this first layer was not breached, because from the moment of hearing that shot, it took our men just about three minutes to get here from the next layer of security.”
“On arrival, the bandits were already running away, so we engaged them through the use of ground forces.
“Then we called for an air strike and a helicopter was deployed and from the air report, about 12 of the bandits were killed.
“As you can see from the distance, the insinuation that the terrorists took over the airport is not correct.
“If the terrorists had entered, they would have met us there.”
On Saturday, March 26, terrorists attacked the International airport in Kaduna state, killing a security guard and temporarily halting air traffic.