The Nigerian Air Force declared a triumphant airstrike conducted by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, asserting the elimination of a significant Boko Haram figure, Abu Asad, and other high-ranking terrorists.
According to NAF spokesperson Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the operation unfolded on Friday in the Mandara Mountains of Borno State.
“Over 100 heavily armed terrorists were observed throwing banters and moving randomly around the structures which also had four troop carriers. The aftermath of the air strike revealed that two out of the three structures, as well as the entire troop carriers, were destroyed.”
“There are also indications that Abu Asad, a key figure in the Ali Ngulde group under Boko Haram, as well as other terrorists like Ibrahim Nakeeb, Mujaheed Dimtu, Mustafa Munzir, and several fighters, were among the several terrorists eliminated in the air strike,” the NAF imagemaker added in a Saturday statement.
In a Saturday statement, Gabkwet added,
“There are also indications that Abu Asad, a key figure in the Ali Ngulde group under Boko Haram, as well as other terrorists like Ibrahim Nakeeb, Mujaheed Dimtu, Mustafa Munzir, and several fighters, were among the several terrorists eliminated in the air strike.”
Quoting Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, Gabkwet stated that Abubakar lauded the Air Component Commander and his men for the accomplishment, emphasizing the commitment to,
“making life unbearable for these terrorists and criminals until they surrender or are completely eliminated.”
Abubakar was quoted as saying, “We must continue to justify the trust and confidence the Federal Government and our people have bestowed on us.”
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