The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday killed a number of suspected terrorists near the Mandara Mountains area of Borno State.
The Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Group Capt. Kabiru Ali, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
He said: “The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) guided by painstaking Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, identified a number of terrorists stockpiling logistics and planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) around Wajiroko.
“The surveillance later tracked their movement to a concealed location housing a gun truck, ammunition stockpiles, and fuel reserves.
“In response, the troops executed multiple waves of air interdiction missions.
“The first wave struck the terrorists’ logistics hub, destroying gun trucks and critical supplies.
“The other followed with sustained rocket and cannon attacks, ensuring the complete annihilation of terrorists’ assets.
“Later that day, NAF aircraft targeted another terrorist enclave at Chinene in the Mandara Mountains.
“Intelligence reports indicated that insurgents had relocated there following a previous air raid on Degbewa on March 16.
“Overhead reconnaissance confirmed the presence of active structures, prompting the execution of strikes that set terrorist hideouts ablaze.”