Breaking: Jubilation as Over 15 Terrorists Killed in Military’s Airstrikes in Sambisa, Borno

Breaking: Jubilation as Over 15 Terrorists Killed in Military’s Airstrikes in Sambisa, Borno

  • Over 15 terrorists were killed and key structures destroyed in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrikes in Zuba, Borno state, northeast geopolitical zone, on Thursday, September 3
  • NAF’s spokesman, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, who announced this in a statement Thursday morning, September 4, stated that the strikes were “carefully planned and executed"
  • According to Air Commodore Ejodame, the latets air interdiction mission struck a newly-identified terrorist enclave west of Zuwa in the Sambisa general area in Borno state

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Maiduguri, Borno state - The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said more than 15 terrorists have been killed in precision air strikes around the Sambisa forest in Borno state.

Ehimen Ejodame, NAF’s director of public relations and information, announced this in a statement on Thursday, September 4, according to The Cable.

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Ejodame said the operation, carried out on Wednesday, September 3, under Operation Hadin Kai, targeted a hideout west of Zuwa following credible intelligence and confirmatory surveillance.

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