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Air Force fighter jets kill Boko Haram terrorists, destroy hideouts near Sambisa Forest

The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed a Boko Haram terrorists hideout while killing some of their members at Alafa on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State.

Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Ibukunle Daramola, confirmed this to newsmen, on Friday.

According to him, the success was recorded in line with the military’s efforts to wipe out the remnants of the insurgents from the North East.

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The Air Force spokesman explained that the airstrike was conducted, on Thursday, following Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions that revealed the presence of the terrorists, along with their logistics supplies and equipment, in a group of structures within the settlement.

He added that the ATF dispatched two Alpha Jets to attack the location, scoring accurate hits in the target area, which led to the destruction of some of the structures and equipment as well as the killing of several terrorists.

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