Saturday, August 15, 2015

Nigerian Air Force commences strike over Boko Haram’s Sambisa Forest

The Nigerian Military in its resolution to incapacitate and further degrade the fighting spirit of Boko Haram Terrorist Group (BHT), has carried out several bombings and air strike missions in Sambisa Forest.

Air Commodore Dele Alonge,Nigerian Air Force,NAF director of public relations and  information who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday  also said the strike missions came after several weeks of tactical reconnaissance by the reconnaissance cum surveillance aircraft. The air strikes carried out by  F-7NI and Alpha Jet fighter aircraft, as well as attack helicopters has resulted in the degradation of the terrorists capabilities and destruction of some of their strong holds.

Intelligence report revealed that as aftermath of the strike missions, the terrorists have been confined and their capabilities greatly reduced, thereby restricting their nefarious activities to small scale attacks and suicide bombings.

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar assured  all Nigerians that the air efforts would be sustained until the Boko Haram Activities becomes a thing of the past. He further stated that, the Nigerian Air Force with their support is Willing, Able and Ready to meet up with current and future security challenges of the Nation.

NAF announced earlier in the week that it had deployed new aircraft and arms to the north east  to combat the terrorists

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