NAF fighter jets kill insurgents in Borno

By Musa Umar Bologi

Abuja

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday stated that its fighter jets killed a large gathering of Boko Haram terrorists in Bogumeri village in Borno state.
NAF’s spokesperson, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, said the incident occurred on November 24, 2017.
He said a NAF platform, while on routine Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), had earlier discovered the large gathering of the terrorists in the area known to have significant presence of the terrorists.
“Consequently, NAF fighter aircrafts were detailed to carry out air interdiction on the target, in quick succession. The Alpha Jet fighter aircraft attacked the target with bombs, killing the insurgents and setting some structures ablaze,” he said.
Adesanya also said a fighter jet also neutralised another large gathering of the terrorists in Gobara, a village 15km North-west of Gwoza, in a separate air strike on November 28, 2017.
He said a NAF Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform had earlier discovered the armed terrorists, gathered by a building apparently being used as a hideout.
“The subsequent air strike resulted in the immediate destruction of the target building, killing all the BHTs inside it,” he said.

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