The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has continued to gain the upper hand in the fight against insurgents with the destruction of some gun trucks belonging to Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, by the Air Task Force, ATF, of Operation LAFIYA DOLE.
The gun trucks were destroyed in air strikes conducted near Damasak in Northern Borno.
Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, made this in a short statement issued on Sunday in Abuja.
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The statement read in part: “The attacks were executed on Jan. 5, while providing close air support for ground troops at Damasak who were in pursuit of the terrorists who had attempted to breach their location.
“The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Mi-35M Helicopter Gunship engaged the group of terrorists’ gun trucks in successive waves of attacks as they retreated, destroying and immobilising three of them while causing significant damage to others and neutralising several terrorists.”
