NIGERIAN AIR FORCE AIRSTRIKES OBLITERATE TERRORIST CAMPS, ELIMINATE SEVERAL BANDITS IN KATSINA 15-03-25
By Sadiq Aminu The Nigerian Airforce says the air component of Operation Fansan Yamma has executed a precision airstrike in the early hours of 13th March, decimating notorious bandit hideouts in Unguwar Goga hillforest, Ruwan godiya ward in Faskari LGA.
The airstrikes, which preceded careful and actionable intelligence advancing purposeful lethality, destroyed the fortified camps of notorious bandit kingpins, Gero(Alhaji) and Alhaji Riga, neutralising over twenty criminals, with additional casualties reported in the surrounding rocky hills.
In a statement by the Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF, Group Captain Kabiru Ali says the airstrike had a decisive impact on the criminals, while assessment of the full extent of the damage is ongoing.
The statement explains that Rigo and Gero were key enablers of banditry, sheltering terrorist elements responsible for relentless ambushes along the Funtua-Gusau road, particularly between Yankara and Sheme.
It notes that the elimination marks a major breakthrough in the ongoing military campaign to restore peace in the North-west region.
According to the statement, the NAF, in co-ordination with ground forces, remains relentless in its mission to eradicate all threats and dismantle bandit strongholds.