The Defence Headquarters has said a combined operation by
personnel of the Nigerian Air Force and the ground troops have resulted in the
death of a large number of insurgents at the dreaded Sambisa Forest enclave of
the Boko Haram and parts of Gwoza.
The Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris
Olukolade, said in a statement on Thursday that the air strikes which hit
targets with precision inflicted a heavy casualty figure on the insurgents.
He said strikes targeted the training facilities and
logistic dumps of the insurgents.
According to him, several of the insurgents were scampering
all over the areas hit by the fighter jets in Sambisa.
The Defence Spokesman, who said the details of the casualty
in the latest attack would be revealed later, added that air strikes were going
on in other locations to prepare ground for the advancement of ground troops.
He said, “A concerted air campaign by the Nigerian Air Force
is on-going in furtherance of the mission to clear terrorists from all their
enclaves.
“The air strikes, which today targeted the training camps
and logistics dumps of the terrorists in Sambisa forests and parts of Gwoza,
have been highly successful as it achieved the aims with required precision.
“The death of a large number of terrorists has been recorded
while many others are also scampering all over the forest and out of the struck
bases.
“Details of casualty will be determined in subsequent phases
of the operation.”
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