The Nigerian Air Force said Boko
Haram terrorists’ vehicle mounted with anti-aircraft gun was yesterday
February 24 destroyed in Borno state.
The Air Force made this known in a press release on Saturday, February 25.
The statement read: “The
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets yesterday successfully
intercepted a group of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) moving in an Hilux
vehicle mounted with anti-aircraft gun.
“The armed vehicle was sighted
at Talala in Northern Borno by an Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft on patrol, which then called for strike by
combat platform.
“Following the alert, two
Alpha Jets were immediately scrambled to the location. Whereas the
insurgents, on sighting the attacking aircraft, fled for cover under
nearby trees, the vehicles were attacked and were completely engulfed in
an inferno.
“Follow-up
battle damage assessment (BDA) by NAF ISR aircraft revealed that the
air strike was successful as the vehicles were completely destroyed as
shown by the footage of the operation.
Recall
that the NAF has intensified ISR missions over the entire theatre of
operation in the North East, especially around Northern Borno.
“The
objective is to prevent the remnants of the BHT from regrouping with a
view to launching attack on own troops on clearance operations as well
as people within the host communities,” it added.
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