The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said a night
operation conducted on Monday, successfully destroyed a new Boko Haram
militants Camp, located between Malam Fatori and Kangarwa in Northern Borno
state.
A statement from Air Force spokesman, Group Captain, Ayodele
Famuyiwa said the new camp is about 4-6 kilometers away from the Boko Haram
location attacked earlier on 20th August 2016, by NAF Mi-17 helicopter.
He explained that the camp is within the same vicinity in a
similar night operation that led to the death of about 300 insurgents.
He added that the post-strike Battle Damage Assessment (BDA)
mission had revealed that surviving Boko Haram militants converged at the new
location.
Famuyiwa said the information was later confirmed to be true
by series of follow-up Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
missions that led to the latest strike.
He said: "Recall that the general area around Malam Fatori
and Kangarwa is infested with Boko Haram militants, hence the need to clear the
remnants of in the area. The air assault is therefore expected to further
degrade the capability of the insurgents while fostering the creation of the
necessary enablement for own ground troops to operate," he added.
Famuyiwa also said NAF Alpha Jets have helped to repel an
attack by Boko Haram militants on troops of 153 Battalion who were on fighting
patrol at Ala Lumshe.
He said the troops, on Saturday 27th August 2016, had come
under attack from Boko Haram militants about four kilometers south of
Marte, when the Alpha Jets were called-in to dislodge the insurgents.
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