The air strikes by Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have continued to decimate terrorists and their hideouts in the Tumbuns near Lake chad.
These particular strikes, according to Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet conducted at a location Northwest of Arina Woje in the Tumbuns on 24 March 24, became necessary after intelligence revealed the presence of terrorists hideouts at the location.
Intelligence
had also confirmed an activation of terrorists’ activities around
clusters of structures concealed under trees near the location. The need
to attack the location thus became imperative.
After the
strikes, a post-strike Battle Damage Assessment revealed several
terrorists were neutralized and their hideouts set ablaze, thereby
degrading their capabilities to attack surface forces. These strikes
have also degraded the capabilities of terrorist elements operating in
the region to attack innocent civilians residing near Arina Woje in
Borno State.
