Information from the Defence headquarters indicates that several armed bandits have been neutralised by the air component of Operation HADARIN DAJI in Kagara forest of Zamfara state. Human Intelligence reports and series of aerial surveillance mission indicating a large presence of the armed bandits along with a large number of rustled livestock in the portion of the forest aided the operation executed on Monday July 20,2020. A signed statement by the Coordinator Defence Media Operation, Maj. General John Enenche and made available to Channel Network Afrique News, revealed that Air Force fighter jets were dispatched to engage the location, with their munitions hitting the targets and killing some of the armed bandits. Enenche stated that some of the bandits who attempted to escape were seen camouflaged in between the livestock and taken out in follow-on attacks. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar while commending the troops, urged them to remain resolute in the conduct of air strikes whilst continuing to provide close air support for ongoing ground operations in order to eradicate all armed bandits and accomplish the directives of the Chief of Defence Staff to restore normalcy in the North-West and North-Central Zones of the Country.
