The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has neutralised more than 25 terrorists in a coordinated night operation conducted in Bula, Yobe State, and the Banki axis of Borno State.
The operation, which took place on September 18, 2025, followed credible intelligence provided by ground troops, according to a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame.
“The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI (AC OPHK), has neutralised over 25 terrorists in a coordinated night operation at Bula Yobe and Banki on September 18. Acting on reports from ground troops, a force package comprising Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and attack aircraft were deployed,” Ejodame said.
He explained that ISR platforms tracked terrorist movements and identified multiple clusters of fighters north of Banki. Real-time updates were shared with ground forces and base operations, allowing synchronised action.
The strike aircraft then engaged the terrorists in three successive precision strikes, destroying their assembly areas and movement routes. Post-strike surveillance confirmed that ground troops maintained their defensive positions, with no further threats detected.
Ejodame said the successful operation demonstrates NAF’s resolve to deny terrorists freedom of action and its commitment to supporting ground forces in securing the North-East.
This comes just days after the Nigerian military killed three ISWAP commanders during a foiled ambush in the Lake Chad region, near Cross-Kauwa. The slain commanders were identified as Modu Dogo Munzir of Dogon Chukun, another unidentified Munzir, and Abu Aisha, Qaid of Tumbun Mota. Eight other terrorists were also neutralised in that encounter.
