Barely 24 hours after gunmen killed a major and four soldiers in an ambush attacks in Igu village, Munya local government area of Niger State, the Nigerian Air Force has carried out a major offensive against bandits, killing scores of them in multiple airstrikes on their hideout.
The airstrikes were carried out on the bandits hideout on Friday afternoon, in Camace, in Kazai Ward, Tsohon Kabula village, all in Munya local government area of the State, when the bandits were said to be regrouping after the killing of the major and other four soldiers.
Also killed during the ambush by the bandits were four local vigilantes while several others including some soldiers were injured and are said to be receiving treatment at a government health facility in Minna, the state capital.
A source close to Kamace village told newsmen that about 20 out of those kidnapped from Adunu and Beni communities earlier escaped to freedom during the military onslaught on the bandits.
Although according to our source, the number of the bandits killed in the airstrikes could not be ascertained as they were bombed in two different locations, he said out of the 35 motorcycles of the bandits sighted in the bush and carrying three people each, only seven escaped.
When contacted, the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Humanitarian Affairs, Emmanuel Umar, confirmed the air raid but declined to comment further.
