A coordinated air operation under Operation FANSAN YAMMA has led to the elimination of numerous armed bandits by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), following a precise strike on a convoy of terrorists traversing the Kebbi-Zamfara corridor. The air assault, conducted on July 9, 2025, targeted a large formation of armed militants reportedly moving in a convoy of motorcycles. The success of the operation was disclosed in a statement issued by Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information at NAF Headquarters.

An okada rider identified as "Yaman" has been apprehended by residents of Patigi, Kwara State, for allegedly supplying food items and illicit drugs to suspected bandits operating in the area. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday, July 5, 2025. In a video shared by local sources, a resident narrating the arrest is heard confronting the suspect:

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Nigerian Army and other security agencies to take immediate and decisive action against terrorists, bandits, insurgents, and separatists threatening national peace and unity. Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima in Kaduna on Sunday, Tinubu delivered a strong message urging the military to act swiftly and resolutely. At the grand finale of the 2025 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL), held at Murtala Square in Kaduna, the president delivered a clear and firm directive.

Details have emerged on how notorious bandit kingpin Kachalla Yellow Danbokolo died at the weekend in Zamfara State after an earlier gun battle with Shinkafi Volunteer Forces in the State. Danbokolo's death is being wildly celebrated in Zamfara State and many parts of the Northwest States, as many locales know him as the leader of Bello and the most dreaded bandit in the zone, even more dangerous than his cousin, Bello Turji, whom they describe as a mere spokesperson.

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has disclosed that the air component of Operation Fansan Yamma killed several terrorists and also prevented fresh terrorist ’attacks in communities located in Niger State.

The rising tide of insecurity in Nigeria is no longer just about armed conflict or terrorism, it is deeply rooted in hunger and poverty. This was the central message delivered at a recent national security seminar in Abuja, where top government and military officials drew a direct line between the country's economic struggles and its escalating security challenges. At the seminar, themed "Combating Hunger and Poverty for Sustainable Peace and Development in Nigeria", the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, emphasized that hunger and poverty are now more than a humanitarian concern, they are serious threats to national stability. Ribadu, who was represented by Major General Peter Mala, the Director of Defence Affairs at the Office of the NSA, warned that economic deprivation is at the core of Nigeria's security crisis.