How We Used Fighter Aircraft, Others To Stop Boko Haram

Eniola Olayemi

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Saturday that scores of Boko Haram insurgents have been neutralized in their hideouts in northern Borno.

The spokesman of the Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said in a statement that air strikes were conducted against the insurgents following credible intelligence reports establishing their presence in the area.

Air Commodore Daramola said :”The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed a terrorists’ hideout and neutralized some terrorists at Kaicungul, a settlement about 100Km Northwest of Monguno, in Northern Borno State.

“The operation was conducted Saturday, 25 January 2019, on the heels of credible intelligence indicating that the village was being used as a staging area from where the terrorists assemble to launch attacks against own troops’ locations.

“The ATF therefore detailed an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform for confirmatory surveillance of the location, which observed significant terrorists’ activities in the settlement.

“Accordingly, 2 Alpha Jet aircraft were scrambled to attack the hideout. The 2 aircraft took turns in attacking the location, recording successful hits on the target leading to the destruction of some of the structures as well as the neutralization some terrorists. “