THE Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Wednesday said that the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has dealt another blow on Boko Haram terrorists operating in the North-East of the country with the destruction of no fewer than three guntrucks and neutralisation of several insurgents at Mainok in Borno State.
This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major-General John Enenche.
Enenche said the air operation was executed on Tuesday following intelligence reports which indicated that the bandits, in several gun trucks, were traversing the Jakana-Mainok axis of the state.
He said: “Accordingly, the Air Task Force scrambled NAF helicopter gunships to engage the convoy of Boko Haram terrorists’ gun trucks and logistics vehicles.
“The helicopters delivered accurate hits in the target area, resulting in the destruction of three of the terrorists’ vehicles, some of which were seen engulfed in flames. Several of the terrorists were also eliminated in the process.”
Major-General Enenche assured that the Armed Forces of Nigeria would not relent until all enemies of the nation were neutralised and normalcy restored to all troubled zones.
