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Nigeria Air Force Destroys Boko Haram Vehicles In Borno

The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed Boko Haram logistics base, along with some vehicles, at Tumbun Sale in Northern Borno State.

According to a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the operation was conducted on Tuesday this week after Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions revealed the presence of some Boko Haram insurgents’ vehicles and several fighters, camouflaging under thick vegetation within the area, where the insurgents had converged in order to launch attacks against own troops’ positions.
the statement said that  the ATF scrambled two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft, supported by an ISR platform, to attack the target area in multiple waves. The first wave of attacks recorded direct hits on a suspected insurgents ammunition/fuel dump, sending it up in flames.

“Subsequent strikes also resulted in the destruction of some vehicles and neutralization of several BHTs. The few surviving BHTs, that were seen fleeing the area, were mopped-up in follow-on attacks.
“The NAF, working in concert with surface forces, will sustain the tempo of operations with a view to destroying all remnants of the terrorists on the fringes of Lake Chad and other areas in Northern Borno.”

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