Inthis screengrab taken from the video released by the military on
November 9, 2020, suspected terrorists are seen running to safety
following an air raid of their hideout in Borno State.
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The Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has killed
several Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in
Borno State.
The Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major General John
Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
He added that the Air Task Force destroyed some ISWAP
structures, including a suspected fuel storage facility at Tumbun
Allura and a terrorists’ logistics hub on the fringes of Lake Chad
in the northern part of the state.
Major General Enenche explained that the air raid was executed
on Sunday on the heels of credible human intelligence reports, as
well as aerial surveillance missions.
According to him, this led to the identification of a command
post and a suspected fuel dump, with a large number of jerry cans
and barrels concealed in makeshift structures within the
settlement.
released by the military on November 9, 2020.
“The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) attack aircraft, dispatched by the
Air Task Force to engage the location, scored accurate hits in the
target area, resulting in the destruction of the terrorists’ fuel
dump, which was seen engulfed in flames.
“Several ISWAP elements were also neutralised as a result of the
air strike,” the statement said.