The Nigerian Air Force said on Monday that its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole, between 10 and 18 August 2018, conducted massive day and night attacks against remnants of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and their facilities.
The attacks, which were preceded by days of intensive Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, were planned and executed based on credible intelligence indicating that the BHTs were making moves to regroup around the fringes of Sambisa.
The first air strike was a daytime mission executed on 10 August 2018 at a location 4.5 Km Northwest of Arra around the fringes of Sambisa, where ISR had confirmed that BHTs were regrouping to launch attacks against our troops in the general area.
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A statement by Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, Director of NAF Public Relations and Information, said, “Accordingly, the ATF detailed an Alpha Jet to attack the location.
“Overhead the area of interest, the Alpha Jet acquired and engaged targets, destroying parts of the settlement and neutralizing several BHTs.
“Intelligence reports later revealed that some of the surviving BHTs had converged at another location 4.8Km West of Arra.
“Consequently, the ATF deployed Mi-35M helicopter gunships for a night attack on the new location on 18 August 2018, resulting in the death of dozens of BHTs.”
Air Commodore Daramola urged the media to ensure that the attached short video clip, which is now declassified, is shown to the general public for them to witness part of the attacks.
VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/RyqVYSCjFig
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