The Defence Headquarters on Saturday said the Air Task Force
(ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has neutralized some Boko Haram terrorists in
the Northeast.
Disclosing this feat, the Coordinator, Defence Media
Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche said the ATF destroyed a hideout of the
terrorists in the Northeast, NAN reports.
A statement issued by Enenche in Abuja said the crews of the
subsidiary Operation Hail Storm2, had on October 1, neutralized several
terrorists and destroyed their hideouts at Maima and Tusuy near Warshale and
Tongule along the Dikwa-Rann axis of Borno.
According to Enenche, credible intelligence reports and series of aerial surveillance missions lead to the neutralization of the terrorists.
Enenche said the Air Task Force dispatched an appropriate
force package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships
to engage the two locations.
“The attack aircraft scored devastating hits in the target
areas, destroying some structures and neutralizing several of the terrorists,’’
he said.
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