The bandit leaders and their boys had launched violent attacks on several communities in Kontagora, Mariga and Rijau Local Government Areas of the State.
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Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
Some civilians abducted by the bandits and held in makeshift structures escaped during the military bombardments.
The NAF, in a statement on Tuesday, said the fighter pilot died earlier same day
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, in a statement on Tuesday said the airstrikes were executed on the night of June 28 and early hours of June 29.