Daramola explained that this was achieved on February 8 when
fighter jets dispatched by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole
obliterated a compound in the settlement where the leaders had assembled for a
meeting, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
The Nigerian Air Force says it has neutralised some key
leaders of Boko Haram at Alafa Yagayaga on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in
Borno State.
NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air
Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who made this known in a statement on Monday in
Abuja, said the operation was conducted on Saturday.
Daramola explained that this was achieved on February 8 when
fighter jets dispatched by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole
obliterated a compound in the settlement where the leaders had assembled for a
meeting, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
Daramola said, “The airstrike was executed on the heels of
credible intelligence reports indicating that the BHT leaders had converged at
the target compound for a meeting over the weekend.
“Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions,
which confirmed the meeting venue, also observed several BHTs in and around
other buildings in the vicinity of the compound.
“Bombs from the detailed attack aircraft scored accurate
hits on the target leading to the obliteration of the compound and surrounding
structures as well as the neutralisation of their BHT occupants.”
Daramola said NAF, operating in concert with surface forces,
would sustain its air campaign in the North-East for the effective conduct of
further ground and air operations.
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