NAF Intensifies Aerial Bombardments of Boko Haram Locations in North-East
NAF Intensifies Aerial Bombardments of Boko Haram Locations in North-East. Nigerian Air Force, have come out to revealed that it has intensified day and night aerial bombardments in regions occupied by insurgents in North-Eastern Nigeria.
According to Punch, the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force Headquarters, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, disclosed in a statement on Saturday 27th October, 2017.
Speaking in Abuja, Air Commodore Olatokunbo, said;
“On October 26, the fourth day of the ongoing Operation ‘RUWAN WUTA II,’ NAF conducted air interdiction on some structures in Dure, insurgents infested location, 12km East of Sambisa.
“Reports from NAF intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms have revealed the gradual resurgence of insurgent activities in the settlement, particularly at the targeted structures, which were hideouts for the terrorists.
“Five aircraft, namely three Alpha Jets and two F-7Ni, conducted the air interdiction missions.The Alpha Jet aircraft and the F-Ni aircraft took turns to attack the location with bombs, destroying the targeted structures and killing the terrorists.
“The Battle Damage Assessment conducted after the strikes revealed that some of the structures were razed by the bomb explosions.”
Mr. Olatokunbo, further revealed that on the same day, NAF conducted air interdiction missions on insurgents infested settlement in Mangusum.
“The location was attacked in succession by the aircraft, which dropped bombs destroying structures in the location and sending a few of the surviving insurgents fleeing,” he said.
“Thereafter, another Alpha Jet aircraft followed up with rocket and cannon attacks in the target area, strafing the fleeing terrorists in the process.
“Subsequent BDA of the attack indicated some burnt structures and significant casualties inflicted on the insurgents,” he was quoted in the statement.”
Air Commodore Olatokunbo, concluded that the operation, which was initiated by NAF leadership, as a follow-up to the hugely successful Operation ‘RUWAN WUTA,’ had so far proved to be even more successful.
