NAF Aircrafts Drop Bombs, Rockets on Terrorists in Sambisa

BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its aircrafts on Friday September 1, 2017, dropped bombs that neutralized hundreds of Boko Haram terrorists in Garin Maloma area of Sambisa Forest.

It further said that its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform had earlier sighted the Boko Haram terrorists that were gathered under some trees.

A statement issued by Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya said following the ISR platform, a combination of NAF fighter aircraft, namely the F7-Ni, Alpha Jet and L-39 ZA aircraft was detailed to carry out air interdiction on the Boko Haram terrorists gathering. 

Adesanya said the Alpha Jet aircraft acquired and attacked the target with bombs, neutralising many of the terrorists and thereafter, the F-Ni aircraft immediately conducted a bomb attack, which resulted in the death of more of the terrorists. 

According to the spokesman of NAF; “The L-39ZA aircraft then followed through by strafing fleeing terrorists with rockets, killing most of them in the process. After the attacks, a few Boko Haram terrorists’ survivors were seen scampering from the location.

Meanwhile, Adesanya said the Nigerian Air Force also conveyed the Director General, National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) and other officials to Makurdi to execute the Presidential directive of urgent assistance to flood victims in the Benue State capital.

He said the NAF Beechcraft King Air aircraft was used to convey the team.