The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday said Boko Haram terrorists suffered losses in northern part of Borno state as their hideouts in Tumbun Zarami was destroyed.
Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, in a statement said the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has degraded an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) Terrorists’ hideout and neutralized some of their fighters at Tumbun Zarami in the northern part of Borno state.
He said this was accomplished through air strikes conducted today, 8 April 2019, as part of the ongoing air campaign of Operation Yancin Tafki, which is aimed at flushing out ISWAP elements from islands on the fringes of the Lake Chad.
Daramola said (NAF) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform, on a routine reconnaissance mission, observed significant presence of ISWAP fighters in the settlement, with several structures and equipment spotted beneath the thick vegetation of the area.
He said the ATF scrambled two NAF Alpha Jets, attacked the location, recording successful strikes on the terrorists’ structures and neutralizing several of their fighters.
He said the NAF, operating in concert with surface forces, will sustain its operations to completely degrade the terrorists in the northeast.
