The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the air component of Operation Hadin Kai has killed scores of terrorists and destroyed key infrastructure in Sambisa forest and the Tumbuns axis of Borno State. 

The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday.

Mr Ejodame said the operations targeted terrorists’  enclaves, logistics hubs and fortified hideouts based on credible intelligence.

According to him, NAF aircraft carried out a major air interdiction mission on April 30 at Alafa in the Sambisa axis, where identified terrorist infrastructure and supply nodes were engaged and destroyed.

He added that the air force sustained the offensive on May 1 with another strike on terrorist positions at Metele in the Tumbuns.

“Intelligence and surveillance revealed a fortified island stronghold with entrenched fighters, storage facilities and defensive trench systems.

“NAF aircraft delivered precise strikes on the location, neutralising scores of insurgents and decimating the structure,” he said.

Mr Ejodame noted that the sustained operations were part of a deliberate strategy to maintain continuous pressure on terrorist elements and deny them the ability to regroup.

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, commended NAF personnel for their professionalism and combat effectiveness.

Mr Aneke reaffirmed the force’s commitment to sustaining high-tempo operations until all terrorist threats were neutralised. 

(NAN)