The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it killed more than 35 jihadists in raids on Islamist terrorists who had congregated near the Nigeria-Cameroon border after an attempted attack on ground soldiers.
The air strike was the latest by the Nigerian military, which is dealing with a resurgence of attacks in the country’s troubled northwest.
“Acting on multiple intelligence from several sources, the Air Component executed precision strikes in successive passes, engaging the terrorists and neutralising more than 35 terrorists at four identified assembly areas,” said a Nigerian Air Force statement.
It re-established touch with the threatened ground forces, who confirmed that the “situation around their location had been stabilised,” according to the statement.
The Air Force stated that the latest operation demonstrated its commitment to providing close air support to ground forces and disrupting terrorist logistics and movement corridors in Nigeria’s 16-year-old insurgency.
The NAF airstrike “intensified efforts” to dominate the battlefield and deny terrorists freedom of action.
