The Nigerian Army said it has killed several Boko Haram terrorists and destroyed some of their logistics facilities at Parisu in the Sambisa forest area of Borno State.
Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, said the operation was carried out by Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole on Thursday.
According to him, “The airstrike, which was executed as a precursor to further air and ground operations, was conducted after intelligence reports revealed that the terrorists had resumed use of the settlement as a staging area to launch attacks against nearby troops’ locations.
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“Recent aerial surveillance missions had also shown significant terrorist activities in the area whilst identifying some compounds housing the fighters and their logistics items.”
Enenche noted that following intelligence reports, the Air Task Force dispatched its fighter jets to attack the location, adding that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jets took turns to engage the target area.
He said the Air Force “scored accurate bomb and rocket strikes, resulting in the destruction of some of the structures as well as the killing of several terrorists.”
