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Troops of the Air Activity Pressure of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed one of many strongholds of Boko Haram terrorist leaders killing scores of their fighters in separate airstrikes carried out at Parisu and Bula Bello within the Sambisa Forest Space of Borno State.
Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, confirmed the operation in a press release on Monday.
Normal Enenche famous that sequel to intelligence reviews indicating a resurgence of terrorists’ actions in Parisu and Bula Bello settlements, the air interdiction missions have been carried out instantly by Operation Lengthy Attain Il, a subsidiary of Operation Lafiya Dole as a part of on-going operations to rid out terrorists within the area
He defined that Parisu, which is without doubt one of the strongholds for the BHT Commanders, has its booby-trapped entry routes, fortified checkpoints and buildings camouflaged underneath the forest vegetation,
whereas latest aerial surveillance missions additionally confirmed elevated actions of the terrorists in a cluster of buildings in the course of Bula Bello.
In accordance with him, the Air Activity Pressure dispatched its fighter jets to assault the two places.
“The Nigerian Air Pressure (NAF) jets, whereas taking turns to have interaction the targets, scored correct bomb and rocket strikes, ensuing within the destruction of a number of the buildings in addition to the killing of a number of terrorists”. He stated.
