NAF Air Strikes Kill Prominent Boko Haram Members

Naf Air Strikes Kill Prominent Boko Haram Members

By Daily Hint

The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has eliminated a key Boko Haram terrorist leader, Abu Asad and many others in air strikes on their hideout at Tagoshe on Mandara Mountains in Borno State, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said Saturday.

This was contained in a statement by the Director, of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Edward Gabkwet, an air commodore, Saturday in Abuja.

He added that the NAF discovered a massing of terrorists in an isolated location consisting of 3 zinced structures amid several trees.

According to him, it was gathered that in the footage an evident that the terrorists were massing up at the location for either a well-planned meeting or preparing for a major attack on their troops.

Over 100 heavily armed terrorists were observed throwing banters and moving randomly around the structures which also had 4 troop carriers.

The aftermath of the air strike revealed that 2 out of the 3 structures, as well as the entire troop carriers, were destroyed.

There were also indications that one Abu Asad, a key figure in the Ali Ngulde group under Boko Haram, and several of his fighters were among the several terrorists eliminated in the air strike.

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar has since commended the Air Component Commander and his men while urging them to continue to synergize with the Land Component as they maintain the momentum in, “keeping the terrorists on their toes.”

According to him, “We must continue to justify the trust and confidence the Federal Government and our people have bestowed on us by ensuring that we go all out in making life unbearable for these terrorists and criminals until they surrender or are eliminated.”