{"id":122656,"date":"2025-09-30T16:23:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=122656"},"modified":"2025-09-30T16:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:23:56","slug":"troops-air-force-launch-joint-offensive-on-kwara-bandits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/troops-air-force-launch-joint-offensive-on-kwara-bandits\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops, Air Force Launch Joint Offensive on Kwara Bandits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A major security operation is underway in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, where combined security forces late Monday night stormed criminal hideouts around Baba Sango, a volatile axis near the Kogi border, dealing a decisive blow to the gangs terrorising the region.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The offensive, described by top military officers as \u201csustained and overwhelming,\u201d has already left multiple casualties on the side of the outlaws.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The coordinated push came less than 24 hours after the Sunday attack on Oke Ode, which jolted the state and triggered urgent security recalibrations at the highest levels of government.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Determined to forestall further incursions, troops from multiple formations converged on Baba Sango, engaging the criminals in fierce gun duels under the cover of night.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday morning, the Nigerian Air Force confirmed that its jets had conducted aerial bombardments of identified criminal positions in the area.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to an officer familiar with the mission, \u201cthe airstrikes were carefully guided and provided the ground forces with strategic cover, giving the operation added bite.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The development marks a significant escalation in the fight, with the military introducing air power into the long-running effort to flush out bandits and insurgents operating within the Kwara-Kogi axis.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though details remain sketchy, field reports suggest that several criminal camps were razed in the process.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A government insider revealed that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq had, in recent days, mounted intense pressure on security agencies to not only contain but decisively dismantle the networks threatening peace in the state.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThere will be no break in the onslaught anytime soon,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Military spokesmen have remained tight-lipped, stressing that the priority for now is to consolidate the gains of the operation and prevent regrouping by the criminals.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Analysts see the rapid mobilisation of both ground and air assets as a signal that Kwara authorities are determined to avoid a repeat of the Oke Ode tragedy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Security analysts, however, cautioned that while the latest offensive is commendable, it risks being another \u201cflash in the pan\u201d unless sustained.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div 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