Africa Press-Nigeria:
The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has in a precision airstrike obliterated a Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHTs’) meeting venue, along with other structures, and neutralised several of their fighters at Mainyakare on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State.
The coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, said the air interdiction mission was conducted on July 2, 2020, to mark the launch of subsidiary Operation LONG REACH II, after series of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions had established that a prominent building in the middle of the settlement was being used as a meeting venue, where the terrorists plan and launch attacks as well as house some of their fighters.
He said following the confirmation, the ATF dispatched a force package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets to attack the location. “The first jet in the first wave of attack recorded a precision bomb strike on the designated target, completely destroying it.
Other compounds, which were also designated for destruction were taken out by subsequent passes of the NAF fighter jets. Many of the BHTs were also killed as a result of the air strikes,” he stated. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who is in Maiduguri to personally oversee the conduct of Operation LONG REACH II commended the ATF for their dedication, dexterity and professionalism.
