Base Destroyed, Insurgents Killed As Military Onslaught Devastates Boko Haram

Many Boko Haram members were killed with their staging base used in launching onslaught on Nigerian troops destroyed after military airstrikes routed the insurgents.

EkoHot Blog understands that The overwhelming offensive coordinated by the Air Task Force of the Operation Lafiya Dole, destroyed the insurgents’ logistic base at Parisu, Sambisa Forest in Borno State.

The Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, gave the details of the operation in a statement.

He disclosed that the airstrike was consequent upon a credible intelligence on the activities of the insurgents.

He added that the airstrikes were part of the conscious effort of the military towards making sure peace and security saw the light of the day in the North.

According to the statement, “in furtherance of its objective of restoring peace and security in the North East of the Country, the Armed Forces of Nigeria, through the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole, yesterday, 30 April 2020, neutralized some Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and destroyed some of their logistics facilities at Parisu in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State.

“The air strike, which was executed as a precursor to further air and ground operations, was conducted after intelligence reports revealed that the terrorists had resumed use of the settlement as a staging area to launch attacks against nearby troops’ locations”.

 

It added that “recent aerial surveillance missions had also shown significant terrorist activities in the area whilst identifying some compounds housing the fighters and their logistics items.

 

“Consequently, the Air Task Force dispatched its fighter jets to attack the location. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jets, while taking turns to engage the target area, scored accurate bomb and rocket strikes, resulting in the destruction of some of the structures as well as the killing of several terrorists.

 

Enenche said the Armed Forces of Nigeria would continue to sustain the offensive against the enemies of the Country, until peace and normalcy are restored in all parts of Nigeria