Airstrikes by Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets have killed several terrorists hibernating in the Lake Chad fringes of Borno state.
The air strikes also destroyed the terrorists’ hideouts, structures, and “strategic logistics base.”
NAF’s spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, October 2.
He said the terrorists were struck in their locations at Tumbun Fulani and Tumbun Shitu area along the fringes of Lake Chad from September 27 to 30.
The NAF’s spokesperson said the air strikes became imperative after the military had confirmed the terrorists’ activities “constituted a threat to military formations and law-abiding Nigerians residing within the locations.”
The NAF’s spokesperson said that the Nigerian military is determined to limit the activities of the terrorists in the North East and other parts of Nigeria.
