The Nigerian Air Force said yesterday that its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in the early hours of 27 April 2018, destroyed a Boko Haram terrorists logistics base at Tumbum Gini in the northern Borno state. NAF spokesperson, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya said a Nigerien Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft conducted the Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) for the mission.
He said: “The BDA revealed that the first wave of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft strike on the location totally destroyed the vehicles and other logistics items at the place thereby further degrading the terrorists’ capabilities. “Furthermore, at the end of the attack, the entire BHT location was engulfed in fire and all the terrorists in the location were neutralized.
