The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said it has carried out
more air strikes against the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) at the fringes of
Borno state, near Lake Chad, Killing scores of the insurgents and damaging
their structures.
It
said the bombardments were conducted with fighter jets and helicopter gunships
with the aim of weakening the will of the insurgents and neutralising them from
carrying out their deadly activities.
The
Director of the NAF Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal
Olatokunbo Adesanya, in a statement issued in Abuja asserted that the air
interdictions were conducted after a routine Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (ISR) mission had been carried out indicating the strong
presence of the Boko Haram Terrorists in Tumbun Rago and Bogumeri, Borno state.
AVM
Adesanya said: “The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified its air operations
in Northeastern Nigeria and in the process, neutralized scores of Boko Haram
Terrorists (BHT) in TUMBUN RAGO, a settlement at the northern fringes of BORNO
State bordering Lake Chad.
“During a routine Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
(ISR) mission on 20 December 2017, a NAF ISR platform sighted BHT activities at
TUMBUN RAGO, occupied by Albarnawi faction.
“Accordingly,
fighter aircraft and helicopters were detailed for air interdiction over the
location on 21 December 2017.
“The
fighter aircraft took turns to unleash their armament on the location. Battle
Damage Assessment (BDA) of the attacks revealed that the targeted BHT
structures were destroyed, causing fire within the location and neutralizing
scores of insurgents in the process.
“Thereafter,
the recently acquired helicopter gunships carried out mop-up attacks on a few
fleeing insurgents.
“Furthermore,
the following day, on 22 December 2017, the NAF neutralized a large gathering
of BHTs Southeast of BOGUMERI, also in BORNO State, after a convoy of BHTs on
motorcycles had been trailed to the location.
“The
intensification of air operations by the NAF is aimed at further reducing the
will of the BHTs to continue their nefarious activities while also creating the
needed advantage for own surface forces to effectively operate”.
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