Scores of terrorists have been killed on the fringe of Lake Chad in the northern part of Borno State, northern Nigeria by fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
YaahooJournalist reports that the terrorists fell to the bombardment of their hideouts by NAF jet fighters over the weekend.
This online news platform understands that operational vehicles belonging to the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) fighters hidden under trees were also destroyed in the attacks.
NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola disclosed this in a statement.
The statement reads as thus; “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.
“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 own 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.”
