The Nigerian Air Drive, NAF, in Niger State has dealt a significant blow to armed bandits in Mariga Native Authorities Space, neutralising several of them in an airstrike.
It was gathered that the incident occurred between 4 pm and 5 pm final Sunday.
Though there was no official remark from the NAF on the event, the precision strike was mentioned to have focused the bandits as they moved by means of Yabawa, Bazana, Awallah, Dankolo, and Kumbashi, transporting cattle stolen from Ragada and surrounding villages and heading in the direction of Kakihum.
It was additional gathered that the operation was supported by aerial bombardment coordinated with floor troops, which neutralised several bandits and compelled others to flee in completely different instructions.
DAILY POST learnt that floor troops from Rijau, Warari, and Gulbin Boka supported the operation by sealing off escape routes and stopping reprisal assaults on close by communities.
A resident of Ragada, Usman Saidu, who was beforehand kidnapped by the bandits and brought in the direction of Dankolo, recounted his slim escape from their clutches.
In keeping with him, “When the jet started bombing, God saved me, that was how I escaped from their palms.”
Eyewitnesses from the world claimed they heard a number of explosions, adopted by thick plumes of smoke and sporadic gunfire because the bandits dispersed.
Native residents counseled the Nigerian Air Drive, describing its effort as the best navy response in the world amid the current surge in violence throughout Mariga and its environs.
DAILY POST additional learnt that intelligence gathered over the previous week revealed that a minimum of seven closely armed teams had been working throughout the Mariga, Rijau, and Magama native authorities areas, which prompted NAF’s resolution to launch the airstrikes.