The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) destroyed a number of terrorists’ hideouts in the Tumbuns, close to Lake Chad, on Sunday. The terrorists were members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and the Boko Haram sect.
The NAF spokesman, Edward Gabkwet, said on Monday that the militants were completely destroyed by the airstrikes carried out by NAF aircraft as part of Operation Hadin Kai.
The operation, according to the NAF, was carried out at a location Northwest of Arina Woje in the Tumbuns because intelligence indicated that the area was home to terrorist hideouts.
“Intelligence had also confirmed an activation of terrorists’ activities around clusters of structures concealed under trees near the location. The need to attack the location thus became imperative,” the statement partly read.
“After the strikes, a post-strike Battle Damage Assessment revealed several terrorists were neutralized and their hideouts set ablaze, thereby degrading their capabilities to attack surface forces.
“These strikes have also degraded the capabilities of terrorist elements operating in the region to attack innocent civilians residing near Arina Woje in Borno State.”
