SECURITY: NAF AIRSTRIKES ELIMINATES OVER 20 BANDITS IN KATSINA

By James Agbor

The Air Component of Operation code named “Fansan Yamma” in the Nigerian Air Force has executed a precision airstrike in early hours of 13 March 2025, decimating notorious bandit hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hillforest, Ruwan Godiya Ward, Faskari Local Government Area in Katsina State.

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 20 criminals, with additional casualties reported in the surrounding rocky hills.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Group Captain Kabiru Ali and made available to ASTV, the airstrike had a decisive impact on the criminals, assessment of the full extent of the damage is ongoing.

According to the statement, Riga and Gero were key enablers of banditry, sheltering terrorist elements responsible for relentless ambushes along the Funtua-Gusau Road, particularly between Yankara and Sheme villages.

Their elimination marks a major breakthrough in the ongoing military campaign to restore peace in the North-West, adding that the Nigerian Air Force, in coordination with ground forces, remains relentless in its mission to eradicate all threats and dismantle bandit strongholds.

By James Agbor

The Air Component of Operation code named “Fansan Yamma” in the Nigerian Air Force has executed a precision airstrike in early hours of 13 March 2025, decimating notorious bandit hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hillforest, Ruwan Godiya Ward, Faskari Local Government Area in Katsina State.

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 20 criminals, with additional casualties reported in the surrounding rocky hills.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Group Captain Kabiru Ali and made available to ASTV, the airstrike had a decisive impact on the criminals, assessment of the full extent of the damage is ongoing.

According to the statement, Riga and Gero were key enablers of banditry, sheltering terrorist elements responsible for relentless ambushes along the Funtua-Gusau Road, particularly between Yankara and Sheme villages.

Their elimination marks a major breakthrough in the ongoing military campaign to restore peace in the North-West, adding that the Nigerian Air Force, in coordination with ground forces, remains relentless in its mission to eradicate all threats and dismantle bandit strongholds.

By James Agbor

The Air Component of Operation code named “Fansan Yamma” in the Nigerian Air Force has executed a precision airstrike in early hours of 13 March 2025, decimating notorious bandit hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hillforest, Ruwan Godiya Ward, Faskari Local Government Area in Katsina State.

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 20 criminals, with additional casualties reported in the surrounding rocky hills.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Group Captain Kabiru Ali and made available to ASTV, the airstrike had a decisive impact on the criminals, assessment of the full extent of the damage is ongoing.

According to the statement, Riga and Gero were key enablers of banditry, sheltering terrorist elements responsible for relentless ambushes along the Funtua-Gusau Road, particularly between Yankara and Sheme villages.

Their elimination marks a major breakthrough in the ongoing military campaign to restore peace in the North-West, adding that the Nigerian Air Force, in coordination with ground forces, remains relentless in its mission to eradicate all threats and dismantle bandit strongholds.

By James Agbor

The Air Component of Operation code named “Fansan Yamma” in the Nigerian Air Force has executed a precision airstrike in early hours of 13 March 2025, decimating notorious bandit hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hillforest, Ruwan Godiya Ward, Faskari Local Government Area in Katsina State.

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 20 criminals, with additional casualties reported in the surrounding rocky hills.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Group Captain Kabiru Ali and made available to ASTV, the airstrike had a decisive impact on the criminals, assessment of the full extent of the damage is ongoing.

According to the statement, Riga and Gero were key enablers of banditry, sheltering terrorist elements responsible for relentless ambushes along the Funtua-Gusau Road, particularly between Yankara and Sheme villages.

Their elimination marks a major breakthrough in the ongoing military campaign to restore peace in the North-West, adding that the Nigerian Air Force, in coordination with ground forces, remains relentless in its mission to eradicate all threats and dismantle bandit strongholds.