The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, said it has neutralised scores of terrorists on the fringe of Lake Chad in the northern part of Borno State.
NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola who disclosed this in a statement said the terrorists were killed at the weekend when NAF fighter jets bombarded of their hideouts.
He said operational vehicles belonging to the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) fighters hidden under trees were also destroyed in the attacks.
The statement read: “The Air Task Force, ATF, of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed an ISWAP terrorists’ hideout and neutralised some of their fighters at Arrinna Ciki on the fringe of the Lake Chad in the northern part of Borno State.
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“This was accomplished through air strikes conducted on November 1 and 2, 2019, following intelligence reports indicating that the terrorists were using the settlement as a staging area to launch attacks against our forces.
“The airstrike on November 1 was initiated when a NAF Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, ISR, platform, on confirmatory reconnaissance mission, spotted some ISWAP vehicles under some trees in the area.
“Accordingly, the ATF scrambled its fighter jets to attack the location, recording successful strikes to immobilise the vehicles. Similarly, a follow-up attack was executed on November 2 after significant activity was observed in another part of the settlement.
“This occasioned the detailing of attack aircraft to engage the identified areas, resulting in the destruction of some terrorists’ structures as well as the neutralisation of some of their fighters.
“The NAF, operating in concert with surface forces, will sustain its efforts to completely destroy all remnants of the terrorists in the Northeast.”
