Eko Hot Blog reports that two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Super Tucano jets have reportedly destroyed Boko Haram camps in the notorious Sambisa Forest of Borno State, killing at least “30 terrorists, including three commanders.”
According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the operation was conducted on Sunday, January 1, 2023.
The publication listed the four camps of the terrorists to include Bula Jitoye, Halka Kojoye, Halka Alai, Bulamaye in the Bama Local Government Area.
A 2 minutes, 50 seconds video seen by Zagazola Makama showed the Boko Haram fighters on motorbikes, burning makeshift houses and vehicles and killing few members of the rival ISWAP.
The deadly rival attacks titled “battle of vengeance” was said to have been spearheaded by Ali Ngulde in company of other top commanders comprising of Abu Nazir, Muke, Ba’a Isa, and Mallam Abubakar.
Sources told the publication that the coordinated joint air and ground offensive came barely hours after the terrorists’ deadly clashes within the general area.
The sources noted that one of the commanders simply referred to as Captain or Medical Doctor was killed by the airstrikes in the camp of Bula Jitoye.
They also disclosed that the two other commanders (names yet to be comfirmed) were killed in Halka Kojoye and Halka Alai.
The sources said that one of the terrorists was heard in an intercepted communication saying that, “We are killing the ISWAP and seizing all their weapons. But our major problem is that the jets are killing us too.
“On January 1, 2022, We lost about 30 fighters including 3 of our commanders; Even Doctor was killed in the strikes. We want to fight them but we are afraid of the jet.”
Nigeria took delivery of 12 A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets from the United States in 2021. The jets are said to have been instrumental in NAF’s fight against terrorists in northeastern Nigeria.
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