Boko Haram militants have
returned to the Sambisa forest area in Borno state, the Nigerian Air Force
confirmed on Thursday.
The Air Component Commander of
Operation Lafiya Dole, the military operation in the North-East, Air Commodore
Tajudeen Yusuf, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Yola, Adamawa State.
“Intelligence surveillance and
Reconnaissance reports through the second quarter of 2017 indicated a gradual
return of the Boko Haram terrorist activities to the Sambisa Forest. There have
been sightings of a few Boko Haram activities in the Sambisa general area,
particularly in Parisu.
“Hence, the air component conducted
significant ISR missions in the Sambisa general area. On July 3, an air
interdiction mission was conducted on Alagarno Camp. Several solar panels were
seen on buildings in the location, which indicated that it was being used as a
Command and Control facility.
“The NAF conducted air
interdiction missions with the F-7Ni, Alpha jets, L-39ZA, Mi-17 and the Mi-35M
attack helicopters to neutralise the Boko Haram terrorist targets within the
theatre.
“A total of 108 air interdiction
sorties were conducted from April to June 2017,” he said.
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Raining season must have made the vegetation dense again for the terrorists to sneak in.Dry season would have exposed them without much hiding place.Shame the military failed to secure the forest permanently during that period
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