Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Director of Public Relations and Information, in a statement on Sunday disclosed that NAF has attacked and destroyed insurgents’ hideout in the Northern part of Borno.
He said the operation which was conducted by the operatives of the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has successfully destroyed terrorists’ structures as well as neutralised some of their fighters.
“This was accomplished through air strikes conducted on Nov. 1 and 2 sequel to intelligence reports indicating that the terrorists were using the settlement as a staging area to launch attacks against our forces. The air strike on Nov. 1 was initiated when a Nigerian Air Force (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 Nov. 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,” he said. (NAN)