NAF Jet
VIDEO: NAF
NAF Jet
VIDEO: NAF Sustains Airstrikes on Terrorists Hideout at
Arrinna Ciki
VideoLink: https://youtu.be/SHpU1f-R05A
The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed
an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) Terrorists’
hideout and neutralized some of their fighters at Arrinna Ciki on
the fringes of the Lake Chad in the Northern part of Borno
State.
This was accomplished through air strikes conducted on 1 and 2
November 2019, sequel to intelligence reports indicating that the
terrorists were using the settlement as a staging area to launch
attacks against own forces.
The air strike on 1 November was initiated when a Nigerian Air
Force (NAF) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
platform, on confirmatory reconnaissance mission, spotted some
ISWAP vehicles under some trees in the area.
Accordingly, the ATF scrambled its fighter jets to attack the
location, recording successful strikes to immobilize the
vehicles.
Similarly, a follow-up attack was executed on 2 November after
significant activity was observed in another part of the
settlement.
This occasioned the detailing of attack aircraft to engage the
identified areas resulting in the destruction of some terrorists’
structures as well as the neutralization of some of their
fighters.
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