The military on Wednesday said the Nigeria Air Force fighter jets on Operation Lafiya had destroyed Boko Haram terrorists logistic facility and killed several of their fighters at Yamud, along the Gulumba Gana-Kumshe axis of Borno State
A statement from the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, said the operation was executed on August 11 on the heels of credible intelligence reports.
He explained that the reports indicated that the settlement was one of the locations where the terrorists store their logistics and assemble to launch attacks.
He said a series of follow-up aerial surveillance missions also showed a significant number of terrorists within the settlement and also identified some compounds being used as storage facilities and meeting venues.
He said the Air Task Force detailed its fighter jets to attack the location scoring accurate hits leading to the destruction of the designated target structures as well as the neutralization of several of the terrorists.