NAF Special
Force
NAF
NAF Special
Force
NAF Destroys Boko Haram Hideout at Bakassi
1. The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed
a Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) hideout at a settlement known as
Bakassi near Daban Masara on the fringes of Lake Chad in the
Northern part of Borno State. Similarly, the ATF, in close
coordination with troops of 145 Battalion Nigerian Army (NA), also
repelled a BHT attack at Gashigar.
2. The attack at Bakassi was carried out yesterday, 26 September
2018, following days of Intelligence Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (ISR) missions that led to the identification of a
group of buildings and makeshift shelters in the settlement that
were being used by the terrorists as Tactical Headquarters from
where they launch attacks against own troops’ positions.
Accordingly, the location was attacked by a Nigerian Air Force
(NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft leading to damage of some of the
structures and neutralization of several terrorists.
3. Also, later in the evening yesterday, the ATF received
intelligence reports that a group of BHTs in several gun trucks and
on motorcycles were advancing for an attack on own troops position
at Gashigar. Consequently, a fighter jet and helicopter gunship,
supported by an ISR platform, were scrambled to the location. The
aircraft, in coordination with the ground troops, intercepted and
destroyed some of the gun trucks and motorcycles while neutralizing
some terrorists at the outskirts of the town. The helicopter
gunship subsequently carried out several follow-up attack passes
and continued to engage the remaining fleeing terrorists.
4. The NAF, working in concert with surface forces, will sustain
the momentum of operations with a view to destroying vestiges of
the insurgents in the fringes of Lake Chad and other areas in
Northern Borno.
5. You are please requested to use your medium to disseminate
this information for the awareness of the general public. It would
also be highly appreciated if the attached short video clip, which
is now declassified, were shown to the general public for them to
witness part of the air strikes. Thank you for your usual support
and cooperation.
IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force