Nigerian Air Force Destroys Terrorists’ Hideouts In Borno

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has considerably degraded an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ hideout in Northern Borno.

Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, who disclosed this in a press release on Tuesday in Abuja stated the operation was carried out on Monday, NaN reviews.

Daramola stated the ATF additionally neutralised a few of the ISWAP leaders and fighters at Magari on the fringes of Lake Chad within the Northern a part of Borno.

He defined that this was achieved in an air interdiction mission carried out following credible intelligence indicating that some senior ISWAP leaders had arrived the settlement together with a few of their fighters.

” Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions carried out over the weekend confirmed elevated degree of human actions within the settlement with a distinguished ISWAP flag noticed close to two compounds within the settlement indicating the presence of high-level leaders of the Sect.

“Accordingly, two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet plane, supported by an ISR platform, had been dispatched to assault the recognized compounds throughout the settlement.

” Overhead the goal space, some terrorists had been noticed within the neighborhood of the compounds.

” The bombs from the 2 Alpha Jets recorded direct hits on the goal compounds ensuing within the destruction of a number of constructions, which had been seen engulfed in flames.

” Several of the terrorists had been additionally neutralised within the course of,” he stated.

The spokesman stated the NAF, working in live performance with floor forces, would maintain its operations in opposition to terrorists within the North East.