August 30, (THEWILL) – A fighter jet of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has eliminated armed bandits at a school building in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The jet also conducted air offensives around Zangon Dammaka and Jajaye areas where bandit leader, Kachalla Haru, and his loyalists hibernated.
An intelligence source involved in the joint military operation in Zamfara State told PRNigeria that all the operations were successful.
It narrated: “On 29 August 2921, at about 2.00pm, credible intelligence was received that over 100 armed bandits had surrounded a school building at Gidan Rijiya village of Galadi, Shinkafi LGA, Zamfara State.
“A NAF Alpha Jet under Operation Hadarin Daji was subsequently dispatched to conduct an assault on the location. The aftermath of the assault strike killed scores of bandits and the destruction of their weapons.
“The aircraft also carried out strikes on Halilu Tubali’s enclave in Sububu forest. All the operations were successful without collateral damages except on a particular building.”
While the number of casualties was unknown, a local source said more than 50 bandits could have been eliminated from the number of motorcycles destroyed at Gidan Rijiya village.
In a related incident, at least, 11 bandits were eliminated in Katsina State on Sunday by the Air Task Force of the Nigerian military.
THEWILL gathered that two fighter attack jets of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) raided the bandits’ camp at Garin Magaji and Gariyal villages, in Batsari Local Government Area of the State.
A military source said the aggressive bombardments by the NAF jets at the weekend also led to the destruction of houses, suspected to be hideouts of the criminals.
“Those killed were members of the bandits’ camp led by one Audu Lunkai,” the source said.
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