The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it has recorded another operational success following a coordinated interdiction conducted at Abbagaliri in the Timbuktu Triangle in Borno state.
NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, stated on Saturday that the feat was achieved following multi-source intelligence that confirmed active terrorist presence, structures, and concealed logistics facilities in the area.
TheFact Daily recalls that a similar operation took place in December 2025, when NAF, under the
Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma, Sector 2, in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara where they targeted Turba Hill and a camp linked to a bandit leader identified as Kachalla Dogo Sule.
The Chief of the Air Staff, (CAS) Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, commenting on the recent operation, said the mission is a demonstration of NAF’s “unwavering commitment to delivering precise and decisive airpower in support of ground forces”, and assured that the Service will continue to deny terrorists freedom of movement, sanctuary, and logistics wherever they seek to hide.
Aneke averred that the identified terrorist structures were decisively engaged and destroyed, denying the terrorists freedom of action, while a follow-up engagement neutralised armed elements observed converging on the location, adding that subsequent advances by ground troops into the area confirmed the effectiveness of the air strikes and validated the success of the joint air–land operation.
Reaffirming NAF’s operational posture, the CAS said, Our operations are carefully planned and intelligence-led, ensuring maximum effect on hostile elements while safeguarding innocent civilians. The Nigerian Air Force will sustain pressure until terrorist networks are completely dismantled.”
