The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its fighter jets bombarded the settlements of the Albarnawi faction of the Boko Haram terrorists, killing many of the insurgents in the process.
A statement signed by NAF’s spokesman, Air Vice Marshal, Olatokunbo Adesanya in Abuja, yesterday said the NAF on December 20, 2017, through its Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) platform sighted the Boko Haram terrorists at Tumbun Rago, which was occupied by the Albarnawi faction. He said the fleeing terrorists, were killed by recently acquired helicopter gunships in a mop up military operations in two Lake Chad
settlements.
The statement reads: “The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified its air operations in Northeastern Nigeria and in the process, neutralized scores of Boko Haram terrorists in Tumbun Rago, a settlement at the northern fringes of Borno state bordering Lake Chad.
“Accordingly, fighter aircraft and helicopters were detailed for air interdiction over the location on December 21, 2017.
NAF fighter jets kill scores of Boko Haram insurgents in Borno
