Reputable criminal hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hillforest, Ruwan Godiya Ward, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State have been completely destroyed by airstrikes carried out by the operatives of the Nigerian Air Force
Early on Thursday morning, the Air Component of attack Fansan Yamma conducted an attack on the fortified camps of two infamous bandit kingpins, Gero (Alhaji) and Alhaji Riga.
Group Captain Kabiru Ali, the Nigerian Air Force’s Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, stated in a statement Friday night that the airstrikes had effectively killed over 20 bandits, with further injuries reported in the nearby rocky hills.
The statement read, “The Nigerian Air Force has delivered a devastating blow to banditry in Katsina State, as the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma executed a precision airstrike in early hours of 13 March 2025, decimating notorious bandit hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hillforest, Ruwan Godiya Ward, Faskari Local Government Area.
“The airstrikes, which preceded careful and actionable intelligence advancing purposeful lethality, destroyed the fortified camps of notorious bandit kingpins, Gero (Alhaji) and Alhaji Riga, neutralising over 20 criminals, with additional casualties reported in the surrounding rocky hills.
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“The airstrike had a decisive impact on the criminals, assessment of the full extent of the damage is ongoing.”
Ali said that Riga and Gero were major contributors to the region’s banditry, giving terrorist groups that carry out lethal ambushes along the Funtua-Gusau Road, especially between the villages of Yankara and Sheme, a place to hide.
He added that their elimination is seen as a major breakthrough in the ongoing military campaign to restore peace in the North-West.
