It was gathered that multiple airstrikes were conducted by the Air Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai on August 30 and 31, 2022, at the terrorist camps of Gargash, Minna, and Gazuwa, in the Bama Local Government Area.
At least 49 Boko Haram terrorists, otherwise known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, were killed when two Super Tucano fighter aircraft reportedly bombed three terrorist hideouts in Sambisa Forest, Borno State.
It was gathered that multiple airstrikes were conducted by the Air Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai on August 30 and 31, 2022, at the terrorist camps of Gargash, Minna, and Gazuwa, in the Bama Local Government Area.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, said the airstrikes targeted a moving truck of terrorists in Gargash, killing all its occupants on August 30, 2022.
The sources noted that combat aircraft took another turn attacking targets at another location in Minna, hitting hideouts and neutralizing several Boko Haram fighters while others escaped with bullet wounds.
“On August 31, another air strike was conducted in Gazuwa after intelligence surveillance revealed the large presence of the fighters engaging in some sort of transactions,” he posted on Twitter.
The ATF, therefore, detailed its fighter jets to attack the two locations, killing scores of terrorists and destroying their equipment, some of which was seen engulfed in flames.
The sources said about 29 terrorists were neutralised in Gazuwa. It was learnt that four fighters were killed in Gargash, while 16 other fighters were neutralised in Minna.
The top Intelligence sources noted that the Air Force, operating in concert with surface forces, will sustain its offensives against the terrorists in the Northeast.
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, charged Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operational commanders to ‘show no mercy’ and ensure they employ maximum firepower against terrorists posing security threats in the country.