Men of the Nigerian Air force have killed no fewer than 40 bandits in Malele village, in the Dansadau Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
According to The PUNCH, the Air force carried out the operation through the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji, which neutralised the terrorists at their hideouts in the village.
It was gathered that the military mobilised troops and airplanes for the attack on December 17, 2022.
The report read in part, “There are strong indications that strikes undertaken by the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji have recorded a major victory after hitting terrorists in Malele village in the Dansadau Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
“The security agencies, in particular, the military and the Air Force, have since Saturday, December 17, 2022, mobilised their troops and airplanes to launch attacks and airstrikes against those warring bandits coming from different parts of the country with several terrorists being eliminated.”
According to the report, the bandits ran into Mutunji village in an effort to flee the airstrikes, and more than 40 of them were killed.
In retaliation, the hoodlums besieged a military convoy traveling to Malele and started shooting. They were furious about the development.
The report said, “Luckily, no life was lost except a soldier, who sustained an injury. The soldier is positively responding to treatment. Other sources have also confirmed that terrorists’ kingpins — Halilu Jan Buzu, Turji and Adamu Aleiru, are making efforts to reinforce their colleagues on the battlefield after the devastating airstrikes.
“Halilu Buzu’s boys, in particular, were sighted along Dankurmi on their way to Malele, while those of Adamu Aleiru were seen at Yar Gada, a border between Dansadau and Gusau Emirates, waiting for sunrise to move to the battleground.”
A native of Mutunji village in the Maru LGA of Zamfara State, Musa Abubakar, said that 10 soldiers were killed by the bandits.
Abubakar said that the soldiers were on their way to Mutunji to help the Air Force bomb the bandits. He also said that the bandits had set up a trap for the soldiers at a spot on the road.
He said that as soon as the bandits saw the soldiers, they came out of their hiding place and started shooting, killing 10 of them right away.
He said, “The bandits, after killing the soldiers, and sighting the fighter jet, rushed to Mutunji village and hid in the market where many people were busy transacting their business.
“When the fighter jet arrived in the village, it dropped a bomb and 68 locals were killed while several others were seriously injured and taken to a hospital for treatment.”
