This was revealed in a statement issued by Air Force spokesman, Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa, on Friday.
“Intelligence report by Sister surface forces had it that remnants of fleeing BHTs were gathered at the location.
“This report was confirmed by NAF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft before combat platforms were called in to strike the location.
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“Follow-up battle damage assessment confirmed that the air attack was successful as shown by the enclosed declassified footage of the operation,” Famuyiwa said.