Nigeria air force targeted and bombed in Borno state

Following intelligence reports from surveillance and reconnaissance, a large gathering of Boko Haram terrorists in Urga, close to Konduga, Borno State, was last Thursday targeted and bombed by the Nigerian Air Force Component of Operation Lafiya Dole, leaving several terrorists dead and destroying structures at the location. The bombs were dispatched from the Alpha Jet of the Nigerian Air in a planned attack on the specific location in the area. A statement by the Nigerian Air Force Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, read, “Previous intelligence reports, gathered through Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions by NAF ISR platforms, had indicated the presence of a large number of Boko Haram terrorists in Durwawa settlement in the outskirt of Urga. “Accordingly, one Alpha Jet aircraft was detailed to carry out air interdiction on the target. “Overhead the location, the aircraft acquired and attacked the target twice with bombs. “Subsequent Battle Damage Assessment revealed that the aerial attack set off a fire, causing damage to the BHT structures within the settlement and neutralizing most of the BHTs while a few of them fled the location. “The aerial attack by the NAF is in furtherance of efforts at ensuring the complete decimation of the BHTs and breaking their will to continue their terrorist attacks on innocent Nigerians”.