The Defence Headquarters in a latest update has announced that it has continued to record great results in its current battle to exterminate Boko Haram insurgents from their hideouts across the northeast, especially in the dreaded Sambisa forest.
A statement issued by the Director Defence Information, Chris Olukolade, says ”a concerted air campaign by the Nigerian Air Force is ongoing in furtherance of the mission to clear terrorists from all their enclaves. ”
The army says, ”The air strikes which today targeted the training camps and logistics dumps of the terrorists in Sambisa forests and parts of Gwoza have been highly successful as it achieved the aims with required precision.
It says a large number of terrorists were killed in the raids, while many others are also scampering all over the forest and out of the struck bases.
It promised to bring details of casualties in subsequent phases of the operation.
Meanwhile, the strikes continue in other locations of the theatre heralding the advance of troops and other elements of the mission.
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