The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has killed a top Boko Haram terrorist leader, Abu Asad and numerous others in air strikes on their stronghold in Tagoshe on the Mandara Mountains in Borno State.
The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet in a statement, on Saturday in Abuja disclosed that the air strikes carried out on Friday were one of the most successful strikes by the air component of Operation Hadin Kai in recent memory.
He said the terrorists were observed amassing in an isolated location consisting of three zinced structures amid several trees, adding that from the footage, it was evident that the terrorists were massing up at the location for either a well-planned meeting or preparing for a major attack on their troops.
“Over 100 heavily armed terrorists were observed throwing banters and moving randomly around the structures which also had four troop carriers.
“The aftermath of the air strike revealed that two out of the three structures, as well as the entire troop carriers, were destroyed.
“There are also indications that Abu Asad, a key figure in the Ali Ngulde group under Boko Haram, as well as other terrorists like Ibrahim Nakeeb, Mujaheed Dimtu, Mustafa Munzir, and several fighters were among the several terrorists eliminated in the air strike”, he said.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar who commended the Air Component Commander and his men, urged them to continue to synergize with the Land Component as they maintain the momentum, “keeping the terrorists on their toes”.
“We must continue to justify the trust and confidence the Federal Government and our people have bestowed on us by ensuring that we go all out in making life unbearable for these terrorists and criminals until they surrender or are completely eliminated”, Abubakar said.
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