About 26 Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have been neutralised by A-29 Super Tucano jet in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fleet with their gun trucks destroyed in the Gajiram area of Borno State, Northeast Nigeria.
According to sources, the ISWAP terrorists, who swooped on Gajiram in several of their gun trucks, had attempted to overrun the town when the Super Tucano fighter jet arrived on the scene.
Reports further indicated that a coordinated offensive between the Air Task Force and the ground troops saw the terrorists being eliminated, their weapons destroyed while large sophisticated weapons were recovered by the Nigerian troops.
Military sources hinted that the terrorists’ bodies were recovered by the ground troops after the aerial bombardment, adding that; “The aircraft arrived timely and bombarded the locations of the terrorists and burned some of them beyond recognition.
“We have so far counted 26 bodies of the terrorists but unfortunately we lost two gallant soldiers while tackling other fleeing enemies.
“More bodies of the terrorists could be seen from afar in their burning trucks along Kunli village road and on the eastern side of the town.”
Commissioned into service last September after their procurement from the United States to strengthen Nigeria’s ability in fighting terrorism and insurgency in the Northeast as well as insecurity in other parts of the country, the A-29 Super Tucano, currently performs intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision air-to-ground strikes. – With PRNigeria report
