“After the first wave of strikes, the terrorists reassembled at another part of the settlement where they were tracked and mopped-up.”
Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.He said the operation was conducted through the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE under the auspices of “Operation DECISIVE EDGE”.
He said the reports indicated that the BHTs had relocated some of their fighters to the settlement to reinforce the location preparatory to attacks on troops’ locations and surrounding civilian settlements. “Overhead the target area, the significant activity of the fighters was observed in different parts of the settlements.
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