Air strikes by Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have destroyed terrorists’ hideouts and killed scores in the Tumbuns near Lake Chad.
The director of public relations and information, NAF, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet said the airstrike was executed on 24 March 2024, at a location Northwest of Arina Woje in the Tumbuns.
He said the airstrike was authorised after intelligence revealed the presence of terrorists’ hideouts at the location.
According to the statement, intelligence had also confirmed an activation of terrorists’ activities around clusters of structures concealed under trees near the location.
He said after the strikes, a post-strike Battle Damage Assessment revealed that 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,” he said.
