How military regained control of Kaduna airport after terrorists’ attack on navigational equipment
Okechukwu Nnodim, GODFREY GEORGE and Godwin Isenyo
27 March 2022
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…attackers kill worker, ground Lagos-bound flight
Terrorists, numbering over 200, on Saturday invaded the Kaduna International Airport located in Igabi Local Government Area in Kaduna State, disrupting operation and killing one security personnel of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency.
The attack caused panic at the airport and reportedly grounded a Lagos-bound AZMAN aircraft scheduled to take off at 12:30pm.
Sources at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria told Sunday PUNCH that the terrorists attacked VHF Omni Directional Range equipment site at the airport and killed a security man guarding the facility.
According to Systems Interface, VHF Omni Directional Range is “a short/medium-range radio navigation system used to aid aircraft in determining their flight position and direction in relation to their destination using.”
The attack, it was gathered, forced the airport authorities to temporarily shut down activities while the military battled the suspected terrorists.
A source, who confided in one of our correspondents, said the terrorists vowed to shut down the airport.
The source said, “The terrorists’ attack started around 12am (Saturday). They started attacking the airport around midnight. The terrorists were said to have alleged that military personnel took away their cattle.
