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Air Force Tracks, Moppes Up Dozens Of Boko Haram Terrorists In Borno
The Nigerian Air Force yesterday said in continuation of Operation Decisive Edge, the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole neutralized dozens of Boko Haram terrorists at Bula Korege on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State.
NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, in a statement said the air strikes were conducted in two waves of attack on March 6 sequel to credible intelligence reports indicating that the terrorists had relocated some of their fighters to the settlement to reinforce the location preparatory to attacks on troops’ locations and surrounding civilian settlements.
He said the ATF dispatched an enhanced force package of several attack aircraft and a surveillance platform to engage the location.
He said the NAF fighter jets took turns in attacking the target area, neutralizing many terrorists and destroying their structures in successive passes.
He said after the first wave of strikes, the terrorists reassembled at another part of the settlement where they were tracked and mopped up.
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