The Air component of the Operation Lafiya Dole has killed hundreds insurgents in their hideouts in the Sambisa forest.
In the latest airstrike at Valangide in Sambisa forest in Borno State, fighter jets destroyed the settlements and other structures belonging to the terror groups.
Brigadier General Benard, Onyeuko, Acting Director Defence Media Operations, in a statement, said: “Several Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) have been neutralized and their structures and logistics supplies destroyed in air strikes executed by the Air Component of Operation LAFIYA DOLE at Valangide in the Sambisa Forest general area of Borno State.”
“The mission, which was conducted on, March 27, 2020, in continuation of subsidiary Operation DECISIVE EDGE, was carried out after an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft spotted and tracked some terrorists to compounds within the settlement where they resided in some well-developed structures.
“Consequently, Operation LAFIYA DOLE scrambled its fighter jets to engage the location. The jets were vectored to the target by the ISR aircraft, with their munitions making direct hits in the target area, neutralizing some of the BHTs and damaging some of their dwellings, some which were seen engulfed in flames.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria, in furtherance of the objective of restoring peace and security in the Northeast, will continue to sustain the offensive against the enemies of our Nation.”