DHQ: Boko Haram Fighters Eliminated, Meeting Venue Destroyed By Air Strikes In Borno

The Defence Headquarters has revealed that several Boko Haram terrorists have been killed and their meeting venue, along with other structures, destroyed as a result of an air strike operations at Mainyakare on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State.

The Coordinator of the Defence Media Operation, Major General John Enenche disclosed, in a statement on Friday, that the air strike operation was carried out by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on Thursday, July 2.

Enenche explained that the air interdiction mission was executed to mark the launch of subsidiary Operation LONG REACH II, after series of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions had established that a prominent building in the middle of the settlement was being used as a meeting venue, where the terrorists plan and launch attacks as well as house some of their fighters.

“Consequently, the ATF dispatched a force package of Nigerian Air Force fighter jets to attack the location,” he said.

‘The first jet in the first wave of attack recorded a precision bomb strike on the designated target, completely destroying it.

“Other compounds, which were also designated for destruction, were taken out by subsequent passes of the NAF fighter jets. Many of the BHTs were also killed as a result of the air strikes.”

A video of the air strikes by the Nigeria Military is shown below.