The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operating under the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Sector 2, on December 28, 2025, neutralised scores of terrorists and destroyed their Improvised Explosive Device (IED) manufacturing hub and camps in Zamfara State .
A statement by the NAF spokesman, Air Cdre Ehimen Ejodame, said the two high-impact precision Air Interdiction (AI) missions at Turba Hill and Kachalla Dogo Sule’s Camp, both in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State also killed several terrorists fighters.
Air Cdre Ejodame said the Air Component, acting on credible and multi-source intelligence, deployed NAF air assets against terrorists’ enclaves at the identified locations.
According him, the first strike targeted Turba Hill, a confirmed bandits’ hideout.
He added that persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance revealed significant human activity and an operational zinc-roofed structure assessed to be central to the enclave’s activities.
Ejodame said the target was engaged with precision following positive identification, resulting in a direct hit.
“Post-strike battle damage assessment confirmed the complete destruction of the structure and the neutralisation of several bandits,” he said.
According to the NAF Spokesman, the second Air Interdiction mission was conducted at the camp of a Kachalla Dogo Sule, a notorious bandit stronghold identified as a key IED manufacturing and operational hub.
He said intelligence had linked the camp to the planning and execution of recent IED attacks along the Dan Sadau–Magami axis.
“The precision strike successfully engaged multiple active structures within the enclave, triggering intense fires that destroyed the facilities and neutralised several bandits, effectively crippling the group’s IED production and deployment capability,” he said.
He assured that these decisive air strikes represent a significant degradation of bandits’ networks operating in Zamfara State, particularly their capacity to manufacture and employ improvised explosive devices.
He further reaffirmed Nigerian Air Force’s unwavering commitment, working in close coordination with other components of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, to deny criminal elements safe havens, degrade their combat effectiveness, and support ongoing joint efforts to restore lasting peace and security across the North-West and the nation at large.