When asked for details, Nigeria's air force spokesperson Commodore Edward Gabkwet confirmed the air strikes.
The air strike was the second most intensive aerial operation against bandits in Zamfara since 2015 when the military deployed to fight the gangs.Nigerian military jets have carried out air strikes on a gathering of bandit militias, killing around 100 gunmen in the country’s northwest, two army sources with knowledge of the operation and local residents said.
Another military official also confirmed a similar number. Both spoke to AFP anonymously because they were not authorised to speak about the operation.Fighters from seven of the most active gangs had converged in an area on the border between Zamfara, Kebbi and Niger states with the intent of attacking villages and a nearby military base, according to the officers.
“Dead bodies, which were badly burnt, littered the bushes. They were so many that the bandits abandoned many to make room for the evacuation of the injured,” the officer said.“We don’t have an exact number of the casualties but the dead were more than 100,” he said. Usman Tukur, a resident of Kuyan Bana area where the air strike was carried out, told AFP that dozens of bodies were left around the area after the bombardment.
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