As of Tuesday, more than 213 terrorists’ and their allies’ corpses had been found in Zamfara State.
This came after violent gunfights between Nigerian security forces and terrorists in a few localities.
Following bandits’ incursion into their villages, the armed forces lost 10 personnel, and some civilians were also killed.
Terrorists in the village of Malele in the Dansadau Local Government Area were the target of the Operation Hadarin Daji raid.
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and ground troops of the Nigerian Army embarked on the joint operation which extended till Monday.
A defence intelligence operative told PRNigeria that security services adequately mobilized troops for the assault.
“Bandits who were fleeing from NAF airstrikes ran into a small village called Mutunji to take refuge.
“The NAF aircraft undertook a precision strike at the exact location while the ground troops cleared the fleeing bandits in their escape bids”, the source said.
Governor Bello Matawalle has commiserated with the military and families of civilians caught in crossfire during the battle.