NAF Jets Destroy ‘Venue’ ISWAP Fighters Plot Terrorist Attacks
A force package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships have destroyed several hideouts of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists.
The hideouts, 1Km North of Tumbun Gini on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State, were raided by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole.
According to a statement by Maj. Gen. John Enenche, Coordinator, Defence Media Operations (DMO), the ATF also neutralized several ISWAP fighters, during the operation.
It says, partly: “This was achieved through air strikes executed yesterday, 30 December 2020, after series of aerial surveillance missions had indicated that the location, with structures and logistics items camouflaged under the dense vegetation, was being used as staging area where some ISWAP leaders and their fighters meet to plan and launch attacks.
“Accordingly, the ATF dispatched a force package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships to attack the location in successive passes. The attack aircraft scored devastating hits in the target area, destroying some structures and neutralizing several of the ISWAP fighters while some survivors were seen fleeing the scene.”
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