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| The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on 15 March 2019, graduated another batch of Special Forces (SF) personnel to boost Internal Security (IS) operations in the country. File photo |
The Nigerian Air Force said at the weekend that scores of Boko Haram terrorists have been neutralised as air strikes targeted at their command structures were conducted at the fringes of Sambisa Forest.
Its spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said in a statement that the strikes were conducted after intelligence report indicated the presence of the terrorists in the area.
Daramola added that the strikes followed the launch of โOperation Green Sweep 3โ by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole.
The statement reads: โIn a renewed offensive aimed at further eliminating remnants of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province Terrorists (BHT/ISWAP) in the Northeast of Nigeria, the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has launched Operation GREEN SWEEP 3, which targets some identified terroristsโ positions in Borno State.
โIn furtherance of the operation, the ATF on 9 August successfully destroyed a BHT Command and Control Centre at Dusula on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest.
โThe operation was executed after series of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions led to the identification of the Command Centre with its solar panels, communications equipment and other facilities.
โThe 3 Alpha Jets dispatched by the ATF engaged the location in multiple passes, recording accurate hits on the target area.โ
The statement added: โThe structures housing the Command Centre were completely destroyed by the strikes while several of the terrorists were neutralised.
โThe few surviving terrorists, who were seen attempting to flee the area, were taken.
โThe NAF, operating in concert with surface forces, will sustain its operations against the terrorists in the Northeast.
