B’Haram Fighters Killed by Air Strikes at Dole, Bula Sabo
The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs’) hideouts at Bula Sabo and Dole in Borno State.
The ATF troops, according to a statement by the Defence Media Operations (DMO), also neutralized several terrorists in aggressive air strikes executed on Wednesday.
In the statement, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, Coordinator of DMO, said the aerial bombardments were executed to mark the launch of a new subsidiary Operation, tagged ‘Hail Storm 2’.
According to him, the subsidiary operation, an air interdiction operation, is aimed at taking out identified Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and BHT targets in the Lake Chad and Sambisa Forest areas of Borno State.
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He said the attack at Bula Sabo, on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest, was executed after credible intelligence reports indicated that a group of buildings in the settlement were being used as dwelling for some BHT commanders.
“Accordingly, the Air Task Force dispatched Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships, which scored devastating hits on the target buildings, including a logistics facility, which was seen engulfed in flames.
“In the same vein, Dole, which is located in the Yale-Kokiwa axis near Dikwa, was targeted because the settlement was being used by the terrorists as a venue to plan and launch attacks against locations in the surrounding areas.
“The NAF attack aircraft similarly engaged the location, inflicting heavy damage on the insurgents’ structures and neutralizing several fighters,” Gen. Enenche added.
