The Nigerian Air Force has said its Air Task Force (ATF), Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) hideout while neutralising several insurgents at Bogum in Northern Borno.
NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
According to statement, the attack took place on Sunday, following intelligence report that the insurgents had been operating within the settlement.
The ATF used two Mi-35 Helicopter Gunships to engage and destroy the identified BHT positions in the village.
“The task force focused on concentration areas of the insurgents and attacked in successive waves with direct hits on the targets, leading to the neutralisation of several BHTs.
“The few surviving insurgents were tracked and mopped up in subsequent attacks,” Daramola explained.
He explained further that NAF was working with surface forces and would sustain the tempo of operations with a view to destroying remnants of the terrorists on the fringes of Lake Chad and other areas in Northern Borno.
