Air Task Force Neutralizes Several B/H Terrorists, Immobilizes Gun Truck At Bula Korege

The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralized several Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and immobilized one of their gun trucks at Bula Korege, a terrorists’ logistics distribution centre and meeting point, on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State.

This was contained in a statement on Saturday by the coordinator, Media Defence Operations, major General John Enenche in Abuja.

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Enenche stated that the feat was achieved through air strikes executed on 17 June 2020 as part of missions being conducted under the subsidiary Operation LONG REACH after a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft spotted a large number of BHT fighters and a gun truck within the settlement. Consequently, the Air Task Force scrambled its fighter jets to attack the location.

He said “upon arrival overhead the settlement, the NAF jets engaged the target area, taking out some structures and neutralizing some of the terrorists. The gun truck, while retreating from the location due to the strong firepower from the air, began engaging the attack aircraft with its anti-aircraft gun. However, the jets, after conducting evasive manoeuvres, tracked the vehicle and subsequently immobilized it a few kilometres outside the village. The occupants of the truck, who attempted to flee, were mopped-up in follow-on attacks by the fighter jets”.

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, commended the ATF for their dedication and professionalism. The Defence Headquarters equally urged them to intensify the air offensive against the terrorists and all other criminal elements in the country.