The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under the Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai, has eliminated 27 terrorists in a series of coordinated airstrikes on insurgent enclaves in Borno State.
According to an operational report, the strikes were carried out after Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions identified terrorist activities within the Southern and Northern Tumbus areas of the state.
The report disclosed that the first operation took place in the early hours of June 10 at Dawoshe, a known terrorist enclave in the Southern Tumbus region. Air assets, including Dragon and ISR platforms, reportedly detected and engaged terrorist vehicles during the mission.
A post-strike assessment indicated that the vehicles were destroyed, while 12 terrorists were killed in the operation.
On the same day, the air component launched another precision strike on terrorist positions in Metele, located within Guzamala Local Government Area in the Northern Tumbus axis.
Military authorities said battle damage assessments and intelligence reports confirmed that 15 terrorists were neutralised during the attack.
The military noted that the successful operations dealt a major setback to terrorist networks operating around the Lake Chad fringes and the Tumbus hideouts.
According to the report, the airstrikes form part of ongoing efforts by the Armed Forces of Nigeria to degrade insurgent capabilities, disrupt logistics channels and deny terrorists freedom of movement across the North-East.
The military reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining offensive operations against terrorist elements until peace and security are fully restored in the region.
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