Insecurity: 25 terrorists killed in Yobe, 15 bandits arrested in Plateau — Military

By Kingsley Omonobi

Nigerian Air Force, NAF, yesterday, said its Air Component of Operating Hadin Kai, AC OPHD, wiped retired implicit 25 terrorists successful a coordinated nighttime cognition astatine Bula Yobe and Banki 4 days ago.

This was conscionable arsenic troops of 3 Division successful the Nigerian Army intercepted and arrested 15 equipped bandits successful Plateau State.

Speaking connected the strikes successful Bula Yobe and Banki, Director of NAF Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said: “Acting connected reports from crushed troops, a unit bundle comprising Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, ISR, and onslaught craft were deployed. The ISR level established interaction with crushed forces, tracked violent movements and identified aggregate groups astir the northbound of Banki.

“Real-time updates were relayed to crushed troops and basal operations, enabling synchronised action. Subsequently, the onslaught craft engaged the terrorists successful 3 successive precision strikes connected their question routes and assembly areas, efficaciously neutralising much than 25 fighters.

“Post-strike surveillance confirmed crushed forces successful their antiaircraft positions with nary further threats observed successful the area. This palmy cognition highlights NAF’s decisive enactment to crushed forces, its resoluteness to contradict terrorists state of action, and its committedness to securing Nigeria’s North-East.”

Meanwhile, Spokesman of 3 Division, Major Samson Zaikhom, who confirmed the arrests successful Plateau, said the pack had been progressive successful arson and different convulsive activities successful parts of the state.

He said: “As portion of concerted efforts to frustrate the actions of equipped criminals operating successful the Joint Operations Area, JOA, troops of 3 Division/Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace (JTF OPEP) conducted violative operations connected 19 September 2025

“The cognition followed credible quality connected the activities of equipped militias who burnt huts astatine Jamrop Village successful Qua’an Pan Local Government Area, LGA, of Plateau State. During the technology-enabled operation, troops intercepted 15 equipped militias progressive successful the enactment of arson, and recovered 15 fabricated rifles, 105 cartridges, and different sundry items.

“The arrested suspects and recovered items are successful custody, portion efforts are ongoing to apprehension different fleeing militias. Troops of 3 Division/JTF OPEP are redoubling their efforts and improving operational consciousness to unafraid the Joint Operations Area, and halt the activities of transgression individuals whose identities indispensable beryllium exposed for further action.”

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