The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) component of Operation Dadarin Daji has killed bandits’ leaders and several fighters during air strikes in the Zamfara state section of the Kagara forest.
Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche disclosed this Friday.
He said the air strikes were executed on 9 July 2020 after Human Intelligence (HUMINT) reports indicated that some armed bandits had relocated with a large number of rustled livestock from the Sokoto State side of the Forest and set up camp in the Zamfara state portion of the forest.
According to Enenche, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions also later confirmed the exact location of the camp, after which the Air component dispatched NAF fighter jets and helicopter gunships to engage the location.
“As the attack aircraft approached the camp, some of the bandits and their leaders were seen fleeing towards the surrounding bushes.
“Consequently, the attack aircraft struck the area of vegetation taking out several of the bandits. HUMINT sources later confirmed that 8 bandit leaders and no fewer than a dozen of their fighters were killed as a result of the strikes,” he said.
