Nigeria Air Force Jets Destroy B/Haram Settlements In Borno

 

 

 

 

 

Air interdiction missions being conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole have continued to deal decisive blows on terrorist elements operating in the North East Zone of the Country with the elimination of Boko Haram Terrorists and the destruction of their structures and logistics store.

According to the intervention military outfit, he latest of these destructive strikes was achieved on New Year day at Mana Waji in Borno State where the terrorists set up a new settlement.

Narrating the conduct of the successful strike, Coordinator of Defence Media Operations at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, Major General John Enenche;  “The air strikes, which were executed employing a force package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships, were carried out after series of aerial surveillance missions revealed that the new settlement was being used to store their weapons and logistics items as well as plan and stage attacks.

“On sighting the NAF aircraft, the insurgents were seen fleeing the location. Consequently, in a preemptive move, the NAF attack aircraft engaged the new location in successive passes, leading to the destruction of some of the structures and logistics stores. Several insurgents were also neutralized in the process.”