October 24, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Air Force has reportedly killed scores of fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Borno.
According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the terrorists were in a convoy when NAF struck.
A security source, privy to the incident, said the air bombardment was targeted at the convoy of the terrorists on Sunday, following surveillance missions showing two moving vehicles and several motorcycles conveying the terrorists, as they moved between Shettima Abbor and Galmasku in Damboa, Borno state.
“It (the operation) scored an accurate hit at the convoy, resulting in the destruction of one Hilux vehicle, killing all its occupants.
“The bombardments also eliminated some of the terrorists on motorcycles, while others escaped.
“The subsidiary operation was an air interdiction operation aimed at taking out identified terrorists’ targets in the Lake Chad and Sambisa Forest areas of Borno”, the source hinted.
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