Nigeria’s Air Force killed at least 35 militants near the Cameroon border in intensified operations against Islamist insurgents.
Nigeria’s Air Force said on Saturday it killed at least 35 Islamist fighters in coordinated air strikes near the Cameroon border, following intelligence that the group was preparing an attack on ground forces.
According to Air Force spokesperson Ehimen Ejodame, the strikes targeted four assembly points, after which troops confirmed that communication had been restored and the area secured. The operation forms part of an intensified military campaign against insurgents in the northeast.
Last week, the military announced that 592 armed militia members had been killed in operations over the past eight months, a figure it said surpassed operational gains made in 2024.
The insurgency in Nigeria’s northeast, led by groups including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), has lasted more than a decade, claiming thousands of lives and displacing millions.