The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed dozens of terrorists and bandits in a series of precision airstrikes targeting criminal enclaves across Borno, Kwara, Katsina, Zamfara, and Kaduna States.
In a statement released on Monday in Abuja, the Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said the operations were part of intensified counterterrorism and counter-banditry campaigns against Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and other armed groups.
According to Ejodame, the coordinated missions, conducted on November 9, were executed under Operation HADIN KAI in the North-East and Operation FANSAN YAMMA in the North-West. He described the strikes as a decisive phase in the ongoing military effort to dismantle terrorist and criminal networks across northern Nigeria.
He revealed that airstrikes in Mallam Fatori and Shuwaram, Borno State, followed credible intelligence and surveillance reports. The strikes destroyed ISWAP strongholds, logistics depots, and weapons storage facilities, killing several militants and disrupting their movements around the Lake Chad Basin.
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“In Kwara and Katsina States, NAF aircraft successfully targeted bandit hideouts at Garin Dandi, Chigogo, and Zango Hill, dealing significant blows to the criminal gangs,” Ejodame said.
He added that similar operations were carried out in Zamfara and Kaduna States, where terrorists fleeing on motorcycles were tracked and neutralised along the Birnin Gwari–Funtua axis.
Ejodame said the renewed tempo of air operations reflected the commitment of the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, to deploy intelligence-driven airpower in defending Nigeria’s territorial integrity and ensuring the safety of its citizens.
“The Nigerian Air Force remains resolute in its mission to safeguard communities and enhance national security through sustained precision strikes,” he affirmed.
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