The Air Component of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai neutralized 27 terrorists in separate air interdiction missions targeting terrorist enclaves in the Southern and Northern Tumbus areas of Borno.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operational report, made available to reporters on Sunday, indicated that the strikes were conducted following Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions across the theatre.
According to the report, Dragon and ISR platforms conducted an air interdiction at Dawoshe, a known terrorist enclave in the Southern Tumbus area, at about 12:40 a.m. on June 10.
The report stated that terrorists’ vehicles were sighted during aerial surveillance and subsequently engaged by the aircraft.
Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) revealed that the vehicles were destroyed, and 12 terrorists were neutralized during the operation.
The report also disclosed that the air component carried out a precision strike on terrorist positions at Metele in the Northern Tumbus area of Guzamala Local Government Area, Borno, on the same day.
Post-strike assessments, supported by BDA and Human Intelligence (HUMINT), confirmed that 15 terrorists were neutralized.
The report noted that these successful strikes dealt a significant blow to terrorist elements operating within the Lake Chad fringes and Tumbus hideouts.
It emphasized that these operations are part of ongoing efforts to degrade terrorist capabilities, disrupt logistics networks, and deny insurgents freedom of action in the North-East theatre.
A total of 27 terrorists were neutralized in the two air operations during the review period.
The report reaffirmed the Nigerian Armed Forces’ commitment to continuing offensive operations against terrorist strongholds until lasting peace and security are restored in the region.
