BEVERLY HILLS, January 03, (THEWILL) – A building used as a meeting venue for Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, has been destroyed by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE.
The building being used by ISWAP fighters near Baga in Borno State was destroyed on Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
According to a spokesman for the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the attack was carried out after “series of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions confirmed that the building was being used as an assembly point by the terrorists”.
Air Commodore Ibikunle said in a statement on Wednesday that the ATF “consequently dispatched a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft to attack the building”.
He said a direct hit was recorded on the target leading to significant damage to the structure and neutralization of the occupants.
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