Boko Haram: Many killed as Air Force jet attacks terrorists’ hideout in Borno

The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has decimated a Boko
Haram Terrorists' (BHT) hideout and neutralized several terrorists at
Bogum in Northern Borno State.

This was confirmed to DAILY POST by Ibikunle Daramola, Air Commodore,
and Director of Public Relations and Information, in a statement on
Monday.

According to him, "the attack was carried out on Sunday, 14 October
2018, after intelligence reports indicated significant BHT activities
within the settlement.

"The ATF scrambled two Mi-35 Helicopter Gunships to engage and destroy
the identified BHT positions in the village.

"Overhead the target, the concentration areas of the BHTs were
attacked in successive waves by the helicopters with direct hits
recorded on the targets, leading to the neutralization of several
BHTs.

"The few surviving BHTs were tracked and mopped up in subsequent
follow on attacks.

"The NAF, working in concert with surface forces, will sustain the
tempo of operations with a view to destroying all remnants of the
terrorists on the fringes of Lake Chad and other areas in Northern
Borno."