LAGOS, Jan 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Scores of Boko Haram terrorists have been killed in airstrikes, in the Sambisa forest, in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, said an Air Force spokesman, Saturday.
The strikes happened on Wednesday, when a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft spotted a Boko Haram gun truck, with scores of fighters, in the forest, NAF spokesman, Ibikunle Daramola, said in a statement.
He said, the forest was a hideout for the terrorists, who prepared to attack nearby troop positions, and some terrorists were also seen pushing another vehicle, to a location in the area.
Several NAF jets attacked the targeted spots in turn, killing scores of the Boko Haram fighters and destroying their many structures, he said, without revealing the exact number of deaths.
Daramola said, the air force, in concert with surface forces, continued to attack the rest of the terrorists in northeastern Nigeria.
Boko Haram is known for its agenda to maintain a virtual caliphate, in the most populous African country.– NNN-AGENCIES
