The air component of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) has neutralised 27 terrorists in separate air interdiction missions targeting terrorist enclaves in the Southern and Northern tumbus areas of Borno State.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) indicated that the strikes were conducted following Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions across the theatre.
Air assets comprising Dragon and ISR platforms conducted an interdiction mission at Dawoshe, a known terrorist enclave in the Southern Tumbus area, at about 12:40 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10.
It stated that terrorists’ vehicles were sighted during aerial surveillance and were subsequently engaged by the aircraft in which vehicles were destroyed, while 12 terrorists were neutralised during the operation.
The air component conducted a precision strike on terrorist positions at Metele in the Northern Tumbus area of Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State on the same day.
Post-strike assessments, supported by Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT), confirmed that 15 terrorists were neutralised during the operation.
The successful strikes dealt a significant blow to terrorist elements operating within the Lake Chad fringes and tumbus hideouts.
The operations formed part of ongoing efforts to degrade terrorist capabilities, disrupt logistics networks, and deny insurgents freedom of action across the North-East theatre.
A total of 27 terrorists were neutralised in the two air operations conducted within the period under review.
This operation reiterated the commitment of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) to sustaining offensive operations against terrorist strongholds until lasting peace and security are restored in the region.
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