- The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole continues to decimate Boko Haram terrorists
- The ATF neutralized several terrorists at Bogum in northern Borno state recently
- The attack was carried out after intelligence reports indicated significant terrorist activities within the settlement
The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has decimated a Boko Haram Terrorist hideout and neutralized several terrorists at Bogum in northern Borno state.
According to a statement sent to NAIJ.com by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) director of public relations and information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the attack was carried out on Sunday, October 14, after intelligence reports indicated significant terrorist activities within the settlement.
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Part of the statement read: “The ATF scrambled two Mi-35 helicopter gunships to engage and destroy the identified Boko Haram terrorist positions in the village.
“Overhead the target, the concentration areas of the Boko Haram terrorists were attacked in successive waves by the helicopters with direct hits recorded on the targets, leading to the neutralization of several terrorists.
“The few surviving terrorists were tracked and mopped up in subsequent follow on attacks.”
The statement noted that the Air Force, working in concert with surface forces, “will sustain the tempo of operations with a view to destroying all remnants of the terrorists on the fringes of Lake Chad and other areas in northern Borno.”
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The attack comes few days after the NAF destroyed a Boko Haram training camp in Malkonory and the terrorist group's vehicle near Tumbun Rego in northern Borno.
“The attack on the training camp was undertaken on October 11, on the heels of credible intelligence reports indicating that several structures, cleverly camouflaged under thick vegetation in the settlement, were being used to harbour and train Boko Haram fighters,” a statement by Air Commodore Daramola said.
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Source: Naija.ng
