Nigerian Air Force (NAF) warplanes yesterday susÂtained air raid on hideouts of Boko Haram in Yobe and Borno states. In the attack, many insurgents were killed.
This is coming when the military yesterÂday engaged terrorists in a fierce battle at Damasak, a border town between Nigeria and Niger Republic.
According to Major-General Chris OluÂkolade, Director, Defence Information, as part of ongoing operation to flush out terrorÂists in North-East, the Air Force continued the pounding of identified hideouts in Yobe and Borno states.
“In the operation, many warplanes swam on identified locations, raining bombs, with mop-up on the ground simultaneously.”
In a related development, troops yesterÂday engaged Boko Haram at Damasak, in an attempt to retake the border town. Nigerian soldiers and those of Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic were involved in the operaÂtion.
Boko Haram had attacked Damasak and Ashigarchi towns in Mobbar Local GovernÂment Area of Borno State, killing over 50 persons on November 15, 2014.
The insurgents had stormed the commuÂnities in Hilux vans and motorbikes, burnÂing vehicles, houses and forcing hundreds of residents to flee to the Cameroonian borders.
Sources confirmed that in the battle, the military had an upper hand, as soldiers push to recapture Damask, one of the boisterous border towns of Borno State, where farm produce like beans, pepper and tomatoes are produced in commercial quantity.
The community is close to Diffa in Niger Republic and was seized by terrorists last November, as part of Boko Haram’s camÂpaign to create a caliphate.
(Source: sunnewsonline)
