By FOLUSHO ALADE,ABUJA
Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed ISWAP fuel storage facility in the Tumbun Allura area of Borno state.
According to a report from the Defence Media Operations (DMO) of the Defence Headquarters in Abuja , several fighters were also neutralized in the operation.
The report contained in a Press release made available to defence correspondents on Monday and signed by MAJ GEN JOHN ENENCHE, Coordinator Defence Media Operation said a Nigeria Air force attack aircraft conducted the air raid on the 8th of November 2020, after credible Human Intelligence reports .
The statement said in full:
“ The Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralized several Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters and destroyed some of their structures, including a suspected fuel storage facility, at Tumbun Allura, a terrorists’ logistics hub on the fringes of Lake Chad in the Northern part of Borno State.
“The air raid was executed yesterday, 8 November 2020, on the heels of credible Human Intelligence reports as well as aerial surveillance missions which led to the identification of a command post as well as a suspected fuel dump, with large number of jerry cans and barrels concealed in make shift structures within the settlement.
“The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) attack aircraft, dispatched by the Air Task Force to engage the location, scored accurate hits in the target area resulting in the destruction of the terrorists’ fuel dump, which was seen engulfed in flames. Several ISWAP elements were also neutralized as a result of the air strike”. The statement concluded.
