NAF airstrikes crushes terror cells in Katsina, kills scores of ISWAP bandits in Chibok

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, said its airstrikes has neutralized several terrorists across the North-West and North-East, Nigeria.

Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame. Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force in a statement said the success followed an intelligent driven air interdiction.

According to the statement, in Katsina State, NAF aircraft executed two coordinated strikes on 27 November 2025 adding that the first strike, launched at about 0630 hours, 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,” he said

According to it a second strike at about 1755 hours hit another major terrorist enclave in Danfako, Faskari LGA, destroying logistics hubs, structures, equipment and operational infrastructure, just as several terrorists were neutralised, further degrading their networks and denying them safe havens across the North-West.

In Borno State, ground troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade, Sector 4 OPERATION HADIN KAI (OPHK) repelled a coordinated multi-front ISWAP/Boko Haram attack on Chibok, adding that NAF aircraft conducted four major strikes, guided by real-time intelligence from ground forces, against regrouping insurgents along their escape route, inflicting significant losses.

According to the statement, the operations underscore the NAF’s unwavering commitment to precise, surgical engagements.

This, according to the statement 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.