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Baga: NAF Shells Boko Haram Fighters Hiding in Military
Base
Baga: NAF Shells Boko Haram Fighters Hiding in Military Base
It was an enchanting display of military counter-attack as the
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), struck and levelled terrorists hiding in
a military base in Baga after tactical withdrawal of ground
troops.
It was learnt that NAF scrambled its fighter-aircrafts including
Alpha jets, Mi 25 attack helicopters for the decisive
bombardments.
A top military intelligence officer told PRNigeria that the
Nigerian Airforce sustained the aerial bombardments after a
tactical withdrawal of troops from the military base.
The source said: “The Nigerian Air Force in response to distress
call quickly mobilized military aircraft and flew over 20 sorties
Wednesday night and throughout Thursday. Some Boko Haram insurgents
had earlier launched an attack at the military formation after
tactical withdrawal of our troops.
“The NAF also launched a coordinated missile raid on the routes
as the terrorists fled towards Doro-Baga and other axes
“After the ground troops had withdrawn from the base, some of
the insurgents moved in and pretended to be soldiers, before they
were bombarded.
“Meanwhile the Nigerian Airforce has continued to provide
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) functions
needed by troops in the ongoing reinforcements to fully recapture
and occupy the areas.”
PRNigeria further gathered that there are reinforcements from
the ground troops in Damasak and Mongonu axis in North-Eastern
Nigeria.
By PRNigeria