Military Airstrikes Destroy Boko Haram Terrorists’ Hideout, Kill Scores In Sambisa Forest

A hideout of Boko Haram terrorists has been destroyed and several of their fighters have been killed, following series of air strikes by the Nigerian military Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole at Kacha Korle in the Sambisa Forest general area of Borno State.

This was disclosed in a statement by the defense spokesman, Maj. Gen. John Enenche on Wednesday.

Enenche said the execution of the operation, which was on Wednesday June 10, followed intelligence report which revealed that the location was being used as a staging area and meeting venue for the terrorists.

He explained that the location was identified as where the insurgents planned and launched attacks against troops’ locations and civilian settlements within the Sector 1 Area of Responsibility, including the Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway.

“Accordingly, the Air Task Force dispatched an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft and fighter jets to attack the hideout. Overhead the target area, many BHT fighters were observed in and around some prominent structures,” he said.

“These were engaged in successive passes by the attack aircraft leading to the destruction of some of the structures as well as the neutralization of several of the terrorists.”