The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, said it has intensified its counterterrorism and counter-banditry operations nationwide with a series of precision airstrikes that neutralised Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Mallam Fatori and Shuwaram, Borno State.
It also destroyed bandit enclaves in Garin Dandi and Chigogo, Kwara State, as well as Zango Hill in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, confirmed that the operations neutralised ISWAP terrorists in Mallam Fatori and Shuwaram, Borno State, and destroyed bandit enclaves in Garin Dandi and Chigogo, Kwara State, as well as Zango Hill in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
In a statement, Air Commodore Ejodame said the coordinated missions were executed on 9 November 2025.
According to the statement, in Borno State, NAF air interdiction missions dealt a heavy blow to ISWAP terrorists entrenched in the Northern Tumbuns. Guided by real-time Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) feeds, air assets conducted precision strikes southeast of Shuwaram before shifting to Mallam Fatori, where ISWAP elements were observed mobilising with motorcycles and boats along the Lake Chad Basin.
The statement added that the airstrikes destroyed insurgent hideouts, logistics hubs, and weapons storage facilities, eliminating several terrorists and crippling their mobility capabilities.
\u201cPost-strike assessments confirmed multiple neutralisations and a significant degradation of ISWAP\u2019s operational networks in the area,\u201d it said.
\u201cSimultaneously, NAF aircraft carried out precision air interdiction missions over Garin Dandi and Chigogo in Kwara State, striking bandit camps with devastating accuracy based on credible intelligence.
In a related operation, air assets under Operation FANSAN YAMMA struck Zango Hill in Kankara LGA, Katsina State, the hideout of a terrorist kingpin and his fighters. Guided by actionable intelligence and ISR surveillance, multiple attack passes were executed, destroying key logistics hubs and neutralising several terrorists in one of the most decisive strikes in the region.
The statement said the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA (Sector 1) conducted an Armed Reconnaissance mission across the northwest corridor, covering key settlements in Zamfara, Kebbi, and Kaduna States, including Kakihum, Dankolo, Kotonkoro, and Kuyello.
According to the statement, these locations serve as known routes and hideouts for armed groups along the Birnin Gwari\u2013Funtua axis.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, said it has intensified its counterterrorism and counter-banditry operations nationwide with a series of precision airstrikes that neutralised Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Mallam Fatori and Shuwaram, Borno State. It also destroyed bandit enclaves in Garin Dandi and Chigogo, Kwara State, as well as Zango Hill […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n