The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified its precision counterterrorism operations across the North-West and North-East, delivering devastating, intelligence-driven air interdictions that dismantled terror cells and neutralised scores of fleeing insurgents.
In Katsina State, NAF aircraft executed two coordinated strikes on 27 November 2025 under OPERATION FANSAN YAMMA Sector 2. The first strike, launched targeted the fortified base of a notorious terrorist kingpin linked to serial kidnappings, violent attacks and livestock rustling across Kankara, Faskari and Malumfashi LGAs.
Guided by real-time Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), the aircraft destroyed the camp with precision munitions, while persistent ISR enabled follow-on engagements as surviving fighters attempted to flee.
A second strike hit another major terrorist enclave in Danfako, Faskari LGA, destroying logistics hubs, structures, equipment and operational infrastructure. Several terrorists were neutralised, further degrading their networks and denying them safe havens across the North-West.
In Borno State, NAF air power again proved decisive as ground troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade, Sector 4 OPERATION HADIN KAI repelled a coordinated multi-front ISWAP/Boko Haram attack on Chibok.
NAF aircraft conducted four major strikes, guided by real-time intelligence from ground forces, against regrouping insurgents along their escape route, inflicting significant losses.
Additional precision strikes on fleeing fighters further disrupted their withdrawal and shattered their ability to reorganise.
The integrated air–ground response ensured the terrorists suffered substantial casualties while protecting the community and preventing a resurgence of the offensive.
A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters Abuja, Air Commodore, Ehimen Ejodame, indicates that these operations underscore the NAF’s unwavering commitment to precise, surgical engagements aimed at neutralising threats, restoring security, and safeguarding the lives and properties of citizens, with the assurance and resolve to continue collaborating with ground forces and other security agencies to restore peace to every part of the country.
