In its quest to prevent likely resurgence of the Boko Haram Terrorists in the North East, the Nigerian Air Force is Redoubling it’s operational activities
to ensure that remnants of the Insurgents are wiped out.
This is as the Nigerian Air Force Fighter jets strucks new Boko Haram hideout about one nautical mile south of Tumbum Rego in northern Borno.
The Director, Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen today in Abuja.
According to the statement, “NAF fighter jets and helicopter gunship assaulted the location in a coordinated day and night operation following Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) report that Boko Haram insurgents who attacked own Surface Forces at Kangarwa the night of 12 January 2017 had withdrawn to the said location”.
It noted that the enclosed footage of the Battle Damage Assessment indicated that the operation was successful as the insurgents hideout was successfully destroyed.
The renewed effort is aimed at denying the remnants of the insurgents the opportunity to regroup and launch attack on own Surface Forces or people within the host communities.
Recall that the NAF, of recent, has intensified aerial patrol over the entire operation in the North East, as well as offensive mission around the Green Belt region near Niger and Chad Republics.