March 25, (THEWILL) – Airstrikes by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised scores of notorious terrorists and destroyed their hideouts in the Tumbuns near Lake Chad.
A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, said the airstrikes were executed on March 24, 2024, at a location Northwest of Arina Woje in the Tumbuns near Lake Chad.
He said the airstrike was authorised after intelligence revealed the presence of terrorist hideouts at the location.
According to the statement, intelligence had also confirmed an activation of terrorists’ activities around clusters of structures concealed under trees near the location.
He said after the strikes, a post-strike Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) revealed several terrorists were neutralised 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,” Gabkwet added.
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