The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified its air interdiction operations under Operation FARAUTAR MUJIYA to counter banditry in Northwestern Nigeria.
On November 15, 2024, the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA conducted targeted airstrikes in Zamfara State, neutralizing numerous bandits, including top loyalists of notorious bandit leaders Dan-Isuhu and Dogo Sule.
The strikes focused on Babban Kauye village in Tsafe Local Government Area, where intelligence reports indicated a gathering of armed criminals plotting coordinated attacks on military personnel and civilians along the Tsafe axis.
Acting on this intelligence, the NAF launched precision strikes that inflicted heavy casualties and dismantled the group’s operational capacity.
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Local sources confirmed that several high-ranking members of the bandit factions were among those…