The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has neutralized notorious bandit kingpins, Gero (Alhaji) and Alhaji Riga including over twenty other fighters in Katsina State.
Deputy NAF Spokesman, Group Captain Kabiru Ali who revealed this in a statement, said the feat followed airstrikes carried out by Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma in the early hours of 13 March, targeting notorious bandits’ hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hill forest, Ruwan Godiya Ward, Faskari local government area.
He said the elimination of the criminals marks a major breakthrough in the ongoing military campaign to restore peace in the North-West.
Group Captain Ali said explained that additional casualties were reported in the surrounding rocky hills, adding that assessment of the full extent of the damage was ongoing.
He assured that NAF, in coordination with ground forces, remains relentless in its mission to eradicate all threats and dismantle bandit strongholds in the region.