The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed several fighters from the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) during a renewed wave of counterterrorism and anti-banditry airstrikes across northern Nigeria.
According to Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, the coordinated missions conducted on 9 November 2025 marked a decisive phase in joint operations under Operation Hadin Kai and Operation Fansan Yamma, both aimed at dismantling extremist and criminal networks across the region.
In Borno State, airstrikes targeted ISWAP positions in the Northern Tumbuns. Guided by real-time intelligence and surveillance feeds, NAF aircraft struck terrorist formations near Shuwaram before engaging fighters assembling on motorcycles and boats around Mallam Fatori in the Lake Chad Basin.
The strikes destroyed hideouts, logistics points, and weapons depots, significantly disrupting ISWAP’s mobility and operational capacity.
Additional air operations hit bandit camps in Garin Dandi and Chigogo in Kwara State, as well as Zango Hill in Katsina State’s Kankara district.
NAF said post-strike assessments confirmed multiple militant casualties and the destruction of key infrastructure used by armed groups.
