The Air Task Force of “Operation Lafiya Dole” has killed several Islamic State of West Africa province (ISWAP) fighters as they assembled for a meeting at their hideout in Kolloram on the fringes of Lake Chad in the north of Borno State. The operation was conducted following credible intelligence reports indicating that some of the ISWAP leaders and fighters had assembled for a meeting in a group of buildings at the centre of the settlement. A Nigerian Air Force surveillance aircraft, which was deployed for confirmatory surveillance, observed the presence of the terrorists at the location and called for 2 alpha jet aircraft to attack the group of buildings. Bombs from the first alpha jet hit the target, causing damage to the building and neutralizing some of the terrorists. Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said the Air Force is intensifying its surveillance and assault in the North-East to completely destroy all remnants of the terrorists in the region.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 28, 2019 07:07 UTC