NAF Fighter Jets Hit Boko Haram Base, Kill 35 Terrorists In Borno

The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed a Boko Haram logistics base and killed about 35 terrorists during a “successful air interdiction missions.”

The strikes, according to a statement from the defence headquarters, were executed on June 25th at Tongule and Bukar Meram in Borno State after series of surveillance missions indicated a resurgence of terrorists’ activities at the 2 settlements.

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It also said, as a result of that, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets were dispatched by the ATF to engage the two locations.

“At Tongule, where recent credible intelligence indicated frequent convergence of BHTs, about 35 terrorists were spotted by the NAF surveillance aircraft in different parts of the settlement as it vectored the fighter jets to attack the target area. The munitions from the jets hit designated areas within the settlement, destroying some structures and taking out many of the terrorists,” the statement said.

“Similarly, at Bukar Meram, a BHT logistics hub on the fringes of the Lake Chad, the air strikes, which were carefully timed and executed in multiple waves for maximum effects, resulted in the obliteration of designated portions of the terrorists’ facilities. Several of their fighters were also killed in the process.”

Following the “succces” of the operation, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, commended the ATF for their “dedication and professionalism.”

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