The Nigerian Military is resolved to further degrade the fighting spirit of Boko Haram Terrorist Group (BHT), this is shown by several bombings and air strike missions in Sambisa Forest.
The Director of Information and Public Relations of the NAF, Air Commodore Dele Alonge, said in an e-mail on Saturday that the Air Force commenced the raids after weeks of reconnaissance by surveillance aircraft in the mission area.
He said, the NAF deployed F-7NI and Alpha jets as well as attack helicopters for the operation intended to degrade the fighting capacity of the insurgents.
Alonge said the operation has not only degraded the capacity of the insurgents but also culminated in the destruction of some of their strongholds.
“The Nigerian Military in its resolution to incapacitate and further degrade the fighting spirit of Boko Haram Terrorist Group has carried out several bombings and air strike missions in Sambisa Forest.
“Intelligence report revealed that as aftermath of the strike missions, the terrorists have been confined and their capabilities greatly reduced, thereby restricting their nefarious activities to small scale attacks and suicide bombings,” the statement read.
Alonge quoted the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiqur Abubakar, as giving assurance that the current air raids will not stop until the insurgency was brought to an end.
