Nigeria Air force airstrikes hits terrorist hideouts in Borno

The Nigerian Air Force says airstrikes against identified terrorists’ hideouts and enclaves have continued unabated in Borno State.

In a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Airforce, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, it was revealed that the development was in line with intelligence reports received from the Land component of “Operation Hadin Kai”.

According to the statement, about 22 terrorists in a gun truck and 2 motorcycles were sighted near Marte and a NAF aircraft was immediately dispatched to interdict the location, where the terrorists were sighted about 22km west of Marte and moving northwards Munguno.

The targets were subsequently engaged with a huge ball of fire engulfing the area observed afterward, destroying their gun struck and motorcycles with no sign of movement afterward.

The statement reads; “The failed strategies adopted by terrorists to evade detection and the firepower of the land and air components of Operation Hadin Kai, by moving from one point to another is indicative of their inability to hold ground and pose significant threats to military formations or pick on soft civilian targets at will, thereby exhibiting their desperation and weakness through their conduct”

It also noted that the recent assertion of Governor Babagana Zulum of improved security situation in Borno State attests to the successes of the efforts of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies.