The Nigerian Air Force ( NAF) yesterday said it carried out air strikes that neutralized a gathering of Boko Haram members close to Konduga in Borno State.
The Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore Adetokumbo Adesanya, said on October 19, 2017, the (NAF) Component of Operation Lafiya Dole conducted an attack on a location in Urga area close to Konduga.
He explained that previous intelligence reports gathered through Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions by NAF ISR platforms had indicated the presence of a large number of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in Durwawa settlement on the outskirts of Urga.
He added that, “one Alpha Jet aircraft was detailed to carry out air interdiction on the target. Overhead the location, the aircraft acquired and attacked the target twice with bombs.”
He said, “Subsequent Battle Damage Assessment revealed that the aerial attack set off a fire, causing damage to the BHT structures within the settlement and neutralizing most of the BHTs while a few of them fled the location.”
He added that, “the aerial attack by the NAF is in furtherance of efforts at ensuring the complete decimation of the BHTs and breaking their will to continue their terrorist attacks on innocent Nigerians.”
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