Nigerian military has eliminated 37 Boko Haram terrorists in a air strike by the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), on Saturday, October 30, 2021.
This was disclosed by director army public relations officer, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, revealed that the operation took place in the early hours of the said date.
According to the statement, the vigilant troops observed the movement of six Gun Trucks within Sambisa Forest general area, which were subsequently located at a settlement near Yuwe. The trucks later moved to a remote location, where they were joined by other terrorist elements, in what seemed like a convergence for a meeting. Over 50 Boko Haram/ ISWAP fighters were observed to have gathered at the meeting. Having clearly identified the terrorists' hideout, the Air Component of OPHK immediately dispatched two aircrafts to conduct air interdiction on the location.
The Military disclosed that the strikes, which was carried out under the cover of darkness was successful, as battle damage assessment corroborated by local sources revealed that over 37 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists were neutralized, while several of them reportedly suffered varying degrees of injury.
Also, the Military revealed that as the aircrafts retreated to base after the air interdiction, the combat air crew located another set of four Gun Trucks about six Kilometers South West of Bama. The air crew immediately relayed the coordinates of the location of the Gun Trucks to troops of the Land Component at Bama, who promptly engaged the location with Artillery fire bombardment, neutralizing the insurgents' gun trucks.
The Military noted that it remains committed, resolute and unshaken in their effort to bring the insurgents to their knees.
Source: www.clintonsdaily.com
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