In an intelligence-led aerial by the Nigerian military airstrike and ground coordinated operation launched by the Nigerian Army on Friday Oct 27 targeted the Boko Haram group’s strategic human and material capacity and logistics, led to the killing of scores of terrorists in Bama Local Government Area in Borno state.
It was gathered that the Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād Boko Haram suffered devastating loss of its foot soldiers in the attack which occurred on Friday Oct 27, in the axis of Darajamal and Mayenti.
An Intelligence Sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad that the airstrike was executed on Friday the heels of credible intelligence reports indicating large presence of the terrorists in the general area.
The terrorists were hibernating in some hideouts around the axis of Bula Ngufdoye, Ngori, kote and Tangalanga, kulo Gomna, Bulamarwaye, Garje, Wuta and Mordo villages in the ceneroonian border town.
“Bombs from the detailed attack Super Tukano Aircraft, scored accurate hits on three targets leading to the obliteration scores of the terrorists and some of their equipment including hilux trucks.
He said the terrorists, who attempted to flee the location, were also mopped up in follow-up attacks by the jets.
The operation was conducted pursuant to credible intelligence reports indicating that the settlement was one of the locations being used by the fighters as a staging area from where they attacked own troops’ positions and other soft targets in Banki general area.
- Zagazola