The air component of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai has neutralised 27 terrorists in separate air interdiction missions targeting terrorist enclaves in the Southern and Northern Tumbus areas of Borno.
An operational report of the Nigerian Air Force, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday, indicated that the strikes were conducted following Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions across the theatre.
According to the report, air assets comprising Dragon and ISR platforms conducted an air interdiction mission at Dawoshe, a known terrorist enclave in the Southern Tumbus area, at about 12:40 am on June 10.
The report stated that terrorists’ vehicles were sighted during aerial surveillance and were subsequently engaged by the aircraft.
It added that “Battle Damage Assessment revealed that the vehicles were destroyed, while 12 terrorists were neutralised during the operation.”
The report further disclosed that the air component conducted a precision strike on
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