NAF, allied forces support troops repel terrorists attacks in Baga

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday said following the attack
at the Headquarters 7 Brigade Multinational Joint Task Force
(MNJTF) Baga, Borno State by members of the Islamic State of West
Africa Province (ISWAP) on the evening of December 26, 2018, it has
provided support for troops to repel the insurgents.

A statement by NAF spokesman Air Commodore Daramola Ibikunle
said Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole immediately
dispatched a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Intelligence Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (ISR) platform along with 2 Mi-35M helicopter
gunships to provide the support.

Ibikunle said the NAF ISR aircraft, which was overhead the
troops location as at 7.15pm, also worked closely with Nigerien Air
Force and another allied ISR aircraft also in the operation area at
the time of the attack.

He said, “The ATF also provided support for Nigerian Army (NA)
and Nigerian Navy (NN) troops at the Naval Base at Doron Baga,
which equally came under attack by ISWAP fighters on the morning of
27 December 2018.”