PRNigeria reports that scores of armed bandits belonging to the notorious Bello Turji camp have been eliminated.
The bandits were killed during a ‘surprise raid’ by the air troops of Operation Forest Sanity in Zamfara State.
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The ‘surprise attack’ of the military troops was carried out by two Nigerian Air Force, NAF, fighter jets, upon receiving credible intelligence..
According to a defence intelligence source, the NAF jets rained their missiles at Fakai area, believed to be the residence of the dreaded Turji, as part of the military counter-offensive operation currently going on in Shinkafi axis.
“At the moment, we can’t give the actual casualty figure,” the source told PRNigeria.
By PRNigeria
