The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, on Tuesday said it has destroyed a new camp being operated by Islamic extremists, Boko Haram, between Malam Fatori and Kangarwa in the north of Borno State.
The Air Force reacted to an intelligence report and carried out overnight operation to dislodge some members of the sect that escaped a similar NAF Mi-17 helicopter attack on August 20, and were said to have converged on the new location.
The Director, NAF Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa, said that the post-strike Battle Damage Assessment, BDA, mission further revealed that surviving Boko Haram insurgents converged on the new location.
According to him, the revelation was followed up by series of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, ISR, missions that brought about the latest strike.
Famuyiwa said, “The air assault is expected to further degrade the capability of the insurgents while fostering the creation of the necessary enablement for own ground troops to operate.”
Also, the NAF Alpha Jets have helped to foil an attack by members of the sect on troops of 153 Battalion, who were on fighting patrol at Ala Lumshe.
The insurgents have already attacked the troops about 4km south of Marte when the Alpha Jets were called-in to dislodge the terrorists.
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