Terrorists flee as Nigerian troops bombard Boko Haram base, kill scores

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) said on Sunday that its troops, in a sustained air bombardment, have killed several fighters of the Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the North East, around the fringes of Lake Chad.

Major General John Enenche, Coordinator of the Defence Media Opera­tions (CDMO) at Defence Headquarters (DHQ), made the disclosure in an opera­tion update released to the media.

The CDMO said the ter­rorists were neutralised by the Air Task Force of ‘Op­eration Lafiya Dole’ on Sat­urday at Kolloram, on the fringes of the Lake Chad in Borno State.

“The operation was con­ducted based on credible intelligence reports indicat­ing that some of the ISWAP leaders and fighters had converged in the settlement for a meeting.

“Accordingly, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and surveillance aircraft were scrambled to attack the location.

“Overhead the target area, the terrorists were seen moving towards the edges of the settlement and were engaged, leading to the neutralisation of several of them.

“The few survivors were taken out in subsequent passes as the jets strafed the area,” General Enenche said.

He assured that the Armed Forces of Nigeria, in furtherance of the objec­tive of restoring peace and security in the North East, would intensify offensive operations against the en­emies of the nation.