{"id":791,"date":"2025-07-23T10:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securityfocus.ng\/?p=791"},"modified":"2025-07-23T10:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:46:23","slug":"military-jets-neutralize-95-armed-insurgents-in-northwestern-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/military-jets-neutralize-95-armed-insurgents-in-northwestern-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Jets Neutralize 95 Armed Insurgents in Northwestern Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Component of Operation Fasin Yamma has successfully eliminated no fewer than 95 terrorists in major airstrikes around Ragada and Warari villages in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger.<br \/><br \/>A credible intelligence source revealed to the News Agency of Nigeria that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets intercepted the terrorists on their way from Zamfara on Tuesday at about 1500 hours.<br \/><br \/>The source said the bandits were moving from the Zamfara axis through Kebbi State down to Niger.<br \/><br \/>According to him, enquiry conducted revealed the bandits, moving with one hundred and eight (108) motorcycles armed with sophisticated weapons, were on their way to Warari and Rijau Local Government Areas of Niger.<br \/><br \/>\u201cNAF fighter jets intercepted them between Ragada and Warari villages at location general area coordinate 10\u00b0 54\u2032 1.51\u201d N | 5\u00b0 25\u2032 4.96\u201d E in Rijau Local Government Area.<br \/><br \/>\u201cIt has been confirmed that out of the 108 bandits\u2019 motorcycles, only thirteen (13) motorcycles of the bandits escaped, but the remaining were neutralised.<br \/><br \/>\u201cResidents of the villages of Makuku, Warari, and Ragada in Rijau Local Government Area have expressed their happiness and appreciation to the federal government\u2019s commitment in the ongoing fight against banditry and other criminal elements in the northwest generally,\u201d he said.<br \/><br \/>The source revealed that an intelligence source in the area had confirmed the information.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Air Component of Operation Fasin Yamma has successfully eliminated no fewer than 95 terrorists in major airstrikes around Ragada and Warari villages in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger. 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