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VIDEO: NAF
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VIDEO: NAF Relaunches Rattlesnake Operation, Attacks
Sambisa Forest
Videolink: https://youtu.be/sTjPApW37fQ
Several Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) have been neutralized and
some structures in their camp at Abulam in the Sambisa Forest area
of Borno State have been destroyed in air strikes conducted
yesterday, 31 December 2019, by the Air Task Force (ATF) of
Operation LAFIYA DOLE.
The mission was executed to mark the commencement of Operation
RATTLE SNAKE 2, an Air Interdiction Operation aimed taking out some
identified insurgent camps and logistics facilities in order to
further unhinge the terrorists’ centre of gravity and diminish
their fighting capability.
Abullam was selected for attack on Day One of the Operation
based on credible intelligence reports indicating that the
terrorists had resumed using the once abandoned settlement as a
staging point from where they launch attacks against own ground
troops’ locations.
Accordingly, the ATF detailed its attack aircraft, supported by
an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft, to
attack designated compounds within the settlement. The jets took
turns to engage the target in successive passes leading to the
destruction of some of the structures as well as the killing of
several terrorists.
It may be recalled that, in early to mid December 2019, the
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) planned and executed the highly successful
Operation RATTLE SNAKE 1. Operation RATTLE SNAKE 2 is planned to
consolidate the gains of the earlier operation and shape the battle
space for further air and ground operations.
IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force