The Nigerian Air Force has risen to the task of
hitting the Boko Haram terrorists helplessly from
the air space during high-impact weapons.
The 'Operation Gama-Aiki’ mission recently kicked
off by the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has dealt a fatal
blow on the remains of Boko Haram terrorists
loitering around the north-eastern part of Nigeria
for unlawful operations.
off by the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has dealt a fatal
blow on the remains of Boko Haram terrorists
loitering around the north-eastern part of Nigeria
for unlawful operations.
A recent statement of by the military reveals 15
Boko Haram fighters lost their lives after being hit
by an Alpha Jet in the northern part of Borno.
The aerial bombardment came about 72 hours after
the air force commissioned despatched six war
planes to tackle the deadly Boko Haram sect in the
country’s volatile northeast.
NAF’s Operation Gama Aiki, a Hausa-coined nom
de guerre which means ‘Finish the Job’, was
launched on Friday June 19 with a mission to
dislodge remnants of Boko Haram insurgents
fleeing Sambisa forest.
The spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force, Ayodele
Famuyiwa, a group captain, said the insurgents
were spotted under trees by one of its intelligence
planes, King Air A350i, while on surveillance of the
insurgency-ravaged mission.
They were immediately bombed, with 15 of them
killed and their seven Hilux vans destroyed, Mr.
Famuyiwa said. Some wounded terrorists fled with
gunshot wounds, the statement said.
“The casualty figure was confirmed by ground
forces who subsequently consolidated on the gains
of the air effort to pursue and inflict further casualty
on the fleeing wounded members of the terrorist
group,” the statement said.
Troops also confirmed two gun trucks were among
vehicles destroyed by the Alpha Jet. Two AK-47
rifles, two RPGs and cache of assorted munitions
were recovered.
Boko Haram fighters had two weeks ago
recaptured the communities around the border with
the Niger Republic from where they had been
launching attacks on civilians and security forces.
Group Captain Famuyiwa, who is the NAF’s
Director of Public Relations and Information, said
the surveillance aircraft was able to send quick
signals back to the Alpha Jet which came to
attack the Boko Haram location and dislodged
their movement towards a ground troop location.
