Air Force strikes decimate terrorist camps in Katsina, foils attack on Chibok town

By Molly Kilete, Abuja

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has delivered major setbacks to terrorist groups in renewed counterterrorism operations across the North-West and North-East, bombarding terrorist camps and killing scores in Katsina State while foiling an attack on Chibok town in Borno State.

NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, stated that NAF aircraft carried out two coordinated airstrikes on 27 November 2025 under OPERATION FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY) Sector 2. The first strike, at about 06:30 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.

Ejodame explained in a statement that the strike, guided by real-time Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), destroyed the camp with precision munitions, while persistent ISR enabled follow-on engagements as surviving fighters attempted to flee. A second strike at about 17:55 hours targeted another major terrorist enclave in Danfako, Faskari LGA, destroying logistics hubs, structures, equipment, and operational infrastructure. Several terrorists were neutralised, further degrading their networks and denying them safe havens in the North-West.

In Borno State, NAF air power again played a decisive role as ground troops from the 28 Task Force Brigade, Sector 4 OPERATION HADIN KAI (OPHK), repelled a coordinated multi-front ISWAP/Boko Haram attack on Chibok. NAF aircraft conducted four major strikes, guided by real-time intelligence, against regrouping insurgents along their escape route, inflicting significant losses. Additional precision strikes on fleeing fighters further disrupted their withdrawal and thwarted their ability to reorganise. The integrated air–ground response ensured substantial terrorist casualties while protecting the community and preventing a resurgence of the offensive.

“These operations underscore the NAF’s unwavering commitment to precise, surgical engagements 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,” Ejodame affirmed.