NAF
NAF Sustains Rattlesnake
NAF
NAF Sustains Rattlesnake Operation in Borno
1. Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Air Task Force (ATF) for Operation
LAFIYA DOLE has neutralized scores of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs)
and destroyed some of their structures in massive air strikes
conducted yesterday, 11 December 2019, at Kokiwa and Bula Korege on
the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State. The air strikes
were conducted in continuation of Operation RATTLE SNAKE after
credible Human Intelligence (HUMINT) reports, which were also
corroborated by series of Intelligence Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, established that the BHTs had
intensified activities in the targeted settlements with a view to
launching attacks against own troops’ locations in the area.
2. The ATF therefore detailed its fighter jets and helicopter
gunships to attack the 2 locations. The combat aircraft took turns
attacking targets at both locations, scoring crucial hits on the
hideouts leading to the neutralization of several BHT fighters as
well as the destruction of many of their structures, some of which
were seen engulfed in flames.
The NAF, operating in concert with surface forces, will sustain
its efforts to completely destroy all remnants of the terrorists in
the Northeast.
IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force