NAF Eliminates Over 400 Bandits in Zamfara Operation
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has killed more than 400 armed bandits in a joint air and ground offensive on Makakkari Forest, Zamfara State. The operation, conducted under Operation Fasan Yamma on August 10, followed intelligence reports of a planned attack on a farming community. NAF spokesperson, Air Vice Marshal Ehimen Ejodame, said on Monday that surveillance confirmed the movement of the armed group before precision airstrikes and coordinated ground assaults were launched. The raid reportedly eliminated several notorious bandit leaders along with numerous fighters. Ejodame described the mission as a success, crediting the close coordination between air and land forces for its effectiveness.