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The logistics base of the Boko Haram
insurgents in Kangarawa, Borno state has been destroyed
– The NAF F-7Ni fighter
aircraft on Monday, April 11, carried out air strike on the location on Monday,
April 11
– As the place was bombed, Boko Haram insurgents were seen fleeing
In
continuation of its fight against Boko Haram insurgency, the Nigerian Air Force
(NAF) has successfully cleared another logistics base belonging to the dreaded
terrorist group.
The NAF F-7Ni fighter aircraft on Monday,
April 11, carried out air strike on one of Boko Haram’s base in Kangarawa,
Borno state.
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The NAF dropped the first bomb at about
3.18pm.
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The second bomb was dropped at about 3.21pm.
As the NAF bombed the logistics base, the Boko
Haram insurgents could be seen running helter skelter.
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The inferno and multi explosions, as can be seen from the
footage of the air strike suggests that the logistics base probably houses a fuel
or ammunition dump. This latest air strike is another major success of the air
component of Operation Lafiya Dole and a setback for the terrorist sect. In
recent times, its been one victory after the other.
According to Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, the chief of air staff, the Boko Haram insurgency in the north-east of the country will soon come to an end.
On Sunday, April 10, troops of 155 task force
battalion carried a clearance operation in Nimila village, where it rescued 14
people from the captivity of the insurgents and recovered weapons.
The Nigerian
troops of 152 task force battalion in conjunction with troops of sector 1 of
multinational joint task force on Sunday, April 4, carried out clearance
operation in suspected hideouts of Boko Haram terrorists.
The troops cleared
terrorists in Madawaya, Jere, Kardile, Koujili, Ngenere and Maksamari, as well
as Douse, Bembem, Zombulum and Taraji villages. They killed 15 Boko Haram terrorists
and captured some weapons.
On March 29, Nigerian troops wiped out the
terrorists from their headquarters in Alagarno Forest in Borno state.
The army
had a major breakthrough when it arrested the leader of the Ansaru Islamic
Sect, Khalid Albarnawi, who is the second in command to the infamous Abubakar
Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram
