The
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), in continuation of its efforts at finishing
the remnants of the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT), conducted several air
strikes at suspected BHT locations on the outskirts of Tumbin Gini and
Tumbin Kayewa Northeastern Borno State on Friday 16 September 2016. The
air strikes were as a result of ground based intelligence and successive
Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance reports obtained from several
missions flown by NAF platforms. In a video released by the NAF, some of
the terrorists could be seen at one of the rendezvous where they were
believed to be holding a high-level meeting when NAF jets were scrambled
to hit the locations.
A
post-strike battle damage assessment of the the strikes revealed that
the rendezvous was badly damaged with many casualties while those far
from the vicinity could be seen scrambling to safety. The aircrafts
involved in the air strikes are the NAF F-7Ni and the Alpha jets. The
air offensive of the NAF have continued to deny the terrorists any
hiding place and room for maneuver. This has enabled unhindered advance
by the surface forces as part of the ongoing Operation GAMA AIKI. It
will be recalled that the NAF had, in an earlier operation successfully
conducted air strikes on BHT Camps at Tumbin Rego on 26 August which led
to the death of many high ranking members of the group.
You
are please requested to disseminate this information in your mass media
for the awareness of the general public. Thank you for your usual
support and cooperation.
AYODELE FAMUYIWA
Group Captain
Director of Public Relations & Information
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