The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed terrorists’ hideouts and killed some fighters at Gobara and Bakassi in Borno. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, added that the operation was conducted on Friday in separate air raids. According to Daramola, the settlements were two of the targets selected for the attack in the intensive air interdiction operations launched by the ATF on Wednesday. “The jets scored accurate hits in the target area, leading to the destruction of some of the structures and equipment as well as the killing of several terrorists. ”Overhead the target area, the NAF ISR platform observed the significant presence of ISWAP fighters who were attempting to flee the location, upon hearing the sound of the aircraft.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 29, 2019 15:45 UTC