MAIDUGURI — The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, says the Nigerian Army joint troops of Operation Hadin Kai have eliminated scores of Boko Haram/Islamic States West African Province terrorists in recent encounters in Borno State.
In a statement in Abuja on Sunday, Nwachukwu said the troops had on Saturday morning observed the movement of six Gun Trucks within Sambisa Forest general area, which was subsequently located at a settlement near Yuwe.
“The trucks later moved to a remote location, where they were joined by other terrorist elements, in what seemed like a convergence for a meeting. More than 50 Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters were observed to have gathered at the meeting.
“Having clearly identified the terrorists’ hideout, the Air Component of OPHK immediately dispatched two aircraft to conduct air interdiction on the location.
“The strikes, which were carried out under cover of darkness, were successful and devastating, as battle damage assessment corroborated by local sources revealed that over 37 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists were neutralized, while several of them reportedly suffered varying degrees of injury,” the statement added.
Director, Army Public Relations also disclosed that the combat aircrew of the air component located another set of four Gun Trucks about 6km southwest of Bama as the aircraft retreated to base after the air interdiction.
He said the aircrew immediately relayed the coordinates of the location of the gun trucks to troops of the Land Component and promptly engaged the location with artillery fire bombardment and neutralized the insurgents’ gun trucks.
“The successful joint operations conducted by both the air and land components, with the support of other security agencies under OPHK, has yet again underscored the importance of synergy and cooperation in the fight against terrorism and insurgency,” he said.
Nwachukwu maintained that troops of OPHK will remain resolute and unshaken in their effort to bring the insurgents to their knees.
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