…several fighters neutralized
By FOLUSHO ALADE,ABUJA
Air strikes from the air task force of Operation Lafiya Dole has obliterated Boko Haram terrorists’ facilities around Ngoske in Borno state in a clearance operation.
According to the latest reports from the Defence Media Operations (DMO) of the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, several boko Haram terrorists were also eliminated.
The report contained in a Press release from the DMO and signed by the Coordinator, MAJ GEN JOHN ENENCHE said :
“ In further actualization of the objectives of subsidiary Operation WUTAR TABKI, the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has obliterated some Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHTs’) structures and neutralized several of their fighters at Ngoske on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State.
“This was achieved through air strikes executed on 20 October 2020 on the heels of credible intelligence reports indicating that the terrorists had resumed use of the settlement as a staging area to launch attacks.
“ Accordingly, the Air Task Force dispatched a force package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships, which scored devastating hits in their multiple waves of attacks resulting in the obliteration of designated portions of the BHTs’ hideout as well as the neutralization of several of their fighters”. The statement said.