By SUMAILA OGBAJE

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Sector 2, has achieved a major operational success with two precision Air Interdiction (AI) missions at Turba Hill and Kachalla Dogo Sule’s Camp in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara.

The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, in a statement on Monday, said the airstrikes were conducted on Sunday following a credible multi-source intelligence.

Ejodame said the strikes targeted key bandit enclaves linked to recent attacks in the North-West, adding that NAF air assets were deployed to degrade the criminal elements’ combat capabilities and deny them safe havens.

According to him, the first strike at Turba Hill, a confirmed bandit hideout, destroyed a zinc-roofed structure central to the enclave’s operations.

“Post-strike assessment confirmed the total destruction of the target and the neutralisation of several bandits.

“The second mission hit Kachalla Dogo Sule’s Camp, a notorious IED manufacturing and operational hub linked to recent attacks along the Dan Sadau–Magami axis.

“Multiple active structures were engaged, triggering intense fires that destroyed the facilities and neutralised several bandits, crippling the group’s IED production and deployment capacity,” he said.

Ejodame said the strikes marked a significant blow to bandit networks in Zamfara, particularly their ability to manufacture and deploy improvised explosive devices.

He said the operations reaffirm the NAF’s commitment, in coordination with other components of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, to deny criminal elements freedom of action and support joint efforts to restore peace and security across the North-West and the nation. (NAN)