The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has officially confirmed the deployment of fighter jets for coordinated airstrikes in the areas surrounding the recently attacked community of Oke-Ode in Kwara State.
The move validates earlier reports of a significant military response aimed at sustaining pressure on hostile elements operating in the region following attacks on local vigilantes.
TheFact Daily earlier reported that no less than 12 members of a local forest guards were on Sunday, killed when armed men attacked the town of Oke-Ode in Kwara state, north-central Nigeria, leaving several others injured in the deadly incident.
According to an official statement released on Monday and signed by Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) Sector 3 conducted “multiple coordinated missions” on September 28, 2025. The operations targeted Kakihun, Oke-Ode, Babanla, and surrounding vicinities.
The missions included both reconnaissance and close air support operations designed to deter threats. The statement confirmed that “hostile elements sighted east of Babanla were decisively engaged,” marking a direct military action against the assailants responsible for the recent violence.
“The NAF assures Nigerians of its unwavering resolve to defend the nation’s territorial integrity and safeguard communities against threats,” the statement read, adding that all operations were “completed successfully.”
The military’s update reinforces its strategy of using air power to support ground troops. The statement noted that “concurrent surveillance flights also covered key settlements and military positions, gathering critical intelligence to support ground forces.”
These actions, the NAF said, “reaffirm NAF’s commitment to protecting troops and civilians, maintaining air superiority, and sustaining pressure on hostile actors”, as well as “serves to publicly demonstrate a decisive and ongoing military effort to restore order in the region”.
The statement concluded by encouraging citizens “to remain confident, vigilant, and supportive of the Armed Forces as decisive actions continue to restore lasting peace and security across the country.”
