The
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Wednesday it used remotely piloted aircraft to
destroy emerging Boko Haram vehicle workshop in the Sambisa general area.
It added that Boko Haram
members who were within the vicinity of the target area were killed in the
operation as well.
A statement issued by the
Director of Information and Public Relations of NAF, Air Vice Marshal
Olatokunbo Adesanya, said the operation was carried out after an
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform had
established the presence of the insurgents and their facilities in the area.
The statement reads: “A
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), on 15 January 2018,
successfully destroyed an emerging Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) vehicle workshop
in the Sambisa general area.
“A NAF
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform had previously
discovered that BHT vehicles were parked in the location. Consequently, a NAF
RPA was detailed to conduct armed reconnaissance in search of BHT vehicles and
terrorists around the location, which was apparently being used as a vehicle
workshop.
“The RPA discovered that BHT
motorcycles and vehicles, including a BHT Commander’s vehicle were parked in
the targeted area. Additionally, several terrorists were seen moving
intermittently within the targeted area.
“The subsequent air strike by
the NAF RPA resulted in the immediate destruction of the vehicles in the targeted
location, killing all the BHTs inside it, as no survivors were seen scampering
from the location after impact.”
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