Spokesman of the Force, Air Commodore IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA, who confirmed the operation, explained that an armed helicopter while flying over the Birnin Gwari general area, spotted the bandits at the location.
He said thereafter, the force engaged them with guns, killing some of them in the process.
DARAMOLA added that some others who had attempted to escape were later tracked to Janko hill and equally neutralised.
The NAF’s spokesman explained that the objective of the renewed operations is to ramp up the pressure on the bandits with a view to maintaining the security in the area.
