NAF fighter jet
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday revealed that several armed bandits have been eliminated in series of coordinated air strikes by the Air Component of Operation FASAN YAMMA, on Makakkari Forest in Zamfara.
Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, announced this in a statement issued in Abuja.
Air Commodore Ejodame said Intelligence Surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) had confirmed movements of over 400 bandits, planning to invade a farming community.
He said the operation involved precision airstrikes and ground assaults, resulting in the deaths of several notorious kingpins and scores of their foot soldiers.
“The synergy between air and land components made the operation exceptional,” he said
