The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced that it has killed terrorists hiding out in Damasak and Mobbar local government areas of Borno State, News About Nigeria reports.
The Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
He noted that the attack on the terrorists was the result of a joint operation by the air component of Operation Hadin Kai and troops of the Nigerian Army.
He stated that the terrorists had been taken down while trying to attack troops of Sector 4 of the MNJTF at Lada, a border town between the Niger Republic and Nigeria.
According to him, the fleeing terrorists who were on eight motorcycles were later tracked to two locations in Zarri village, about 28 kilometres east of Damasak and Mala Alide in the Mobbar areas of Borno State.
“In line with its collaborative efforts with the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) and the Nigerien Air Force, on April 23, 2024, carried out air interdiction strikes on terrorists’ hideouts in Damasak and Mobbar Local Government Areas (LGA) of Borno State.
“The terrorists had attempted to attack troops of Sector 4 of the MNJTF at Lada, a border town between the Niger Republic and Nigeria, and subsequently fled across the border into Nigeria,” he stated.
Gabkwet further stated that airstrikes from the Air Component of OPHK and Nigerien Air Force, under the watchful eye of Niger’s Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft, struck the terrorists’ locations, killing several terrorists and destroying their camps.
He lauded the collaborative efforts of the air components and the Nigerian Army, noting that it has continued to yield positive outcomes on both sides of the border.
