Military bombards terrorist strongholds, eliminates 27 insurgents in Borno

The air component of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai had taken out 27 terrorists in separate air interdiction operations that aimed at the terrorist enclaves in Southern and Northern Tumbus areas of Borno State.

In a press release statement to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday, one of the reports from the Nigerian Air Force revealed that these attacks were carried out after the ISR missions within the theater of operation.

From the press release, “the attack came after Dragon/ISR air assets conducted ISR mission and subsequent air interdiction mission against the terrorist enclave located in Dawoshe community of the Southern Tumbus area at 12:40am on June 10.”

It was added that during the air mission, the terrorists’ vehicles were identified, leading to their engagement.

It added that “Battle Damage Assessment revealed that the vehicles were destroyed, while 12 terrorists were neutralised during the operation.”

The report further disclosed that the air component conducted a precision strike on terrorist positions at Metele in the Northern Tumbus area of Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno on the same day.

It stated that “post-strike assessments, supported by BDA and Human Intelligence (HUMINT), confirmed that 15 terrorists were neutralised during the operation.”

According to the report, the successful strikes dealt a significant blow to terrorist elements operating within the Lake Chad fringes and Tumbus hideouts.

It noted that the operations formed part of ongoing efforts to degrade terrorist capabilities, disrupt logistics networks, and deny insurgents freedom of action across the North-East theatre.

The report added that a total of 27 terrorists were neutralised in the two air operations conducted within the period under review.

It reiterated the commitment of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to sustaining offensive operations against terrorist strongholds until lasting peace and security are restored in the region.(NAN)