released by the Nigerian Air Force shows the ‘first bomb drop’
during the air strikes conducted in the northern part of Borno
State on August 12, 2020.
A camp of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP)
fighters in Borno State has been destroyed, the military has
said.
The Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major General John
Enenche, confirmed this in a statement on Friday.
He noted that the terrorists’ camp, located at Tongule in the
Lake Chad area of Northern Borno, was knocked out by the Air Task
Force of Operation Lafiya Dole.
Enenche added that the airstrikes were conducted on Wednesday
following credible Human Intelligence (HUMINT) reports indicating
terrorists’ activities in the village.
He revealed that the operation, which was in continuation of the
air offensive against terrorist elements in the North East,
resulted in the death of scores of the ISWAP fighters at the
camp.
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“Accordingly, following confirmatory Intelligence, Surveillance
and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, which showed the presence of a
sizable number of the ISWAP elements at designated locations in the
settlement, the Air Task Force dispatched a force package of
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets to attack the location.
“The NAF jets took turns in engaging the location scoring
devastating hits on the designated targets leading to the
destruction of the structures, as well as the neutralisation of
several ISWAP fighters,” the statement said.
On his part, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique
Abubakar, commended the Air Task Force for their dedication and
professionalism.
He also urged them to intensify the air offensive against the
terrorists and all other criminal elements in the country.
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