US EditionNigerian Troops Kill More than 100 'Bandits' in Northwest Operation
MAKAKKARI FOREST, BUKUYUM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ZAMFARA STATE, NIGERIA, AUG 10 – Operation FANSAN YANMA troops and Nigerian Air Force jets killed over 100 bandits assembling to launch a retaliatory raid, destroying motorcycles and strongholds, military s
- Nigerian Air Force jets and army troops killed more than 100 bandits during a joint air and ground assault in Makakkari Forest, Zamfara State, early Sunday.
- The operation targeted a group of over 400 armed militants who were assembling to launch an attack on Nasarawan Burkullu, an agricultural settlement located within the Bukuyum district, amid ongoing violence and kidnappings in the area.
- Air strikes identified by reconnaissance drones struck bandit clusters while ground troops advanced to dismantle their stronghold and destroy motorcycles, preventing escape.
- Sources said the bandits “walked straight into a well-laid trap,” with kingpins and many foot soldiers killed before they could fire a shot, highlighting effective coordination.
- This operation demonstrated sustained military pressure under Operation FANSAN YANMA to disrupt bandit networks amid worsening regional instability and a deepening malnutrition crisis.
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In Nigeria, military strikes carried out this weekend in Zamfara state have killed about 100 members of a criminal group, reveals a UN report, following a series of attacks by these criminal groups in July, north-western Nigeria.
Nigerian troops kill more than 100 'bandits' in northwest operation
Nigerian forces killed more than 100 members of a criminal gang in an air and ground raid on Sunday in Zamfara state, a conflict monitoring report produced for the United Nations said Monday. The raid follows rising violence, including a deadly attack by the gang on Adabka village last week. The ongoing conflict, fuelled by organised crime and resource disputes, is worsening regional instability and malnutrition.
NAF Stops 400 Bandits From Invading Zamfara Daming Community
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday confirmed that troops killed scores of bandits in Makakkari Forest, Zamfara State. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said the bandits had planned to invade the farming community. Ejodame explained that troops of Operation FASAN YAMMA responded and killed scores of terrorists from a group of over 400 bandits. He added that the operation involved coordinated air a…
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