Olukolade said that the Air Force had carried out several attack missions on identified terrorists' enclaves in the operational areas.
He added that ground forces had commenced simultaneous mop up operations in the areas pounded by the air missions.
He said, "Air Force pounding of identified terrorists' hideouts is continuing in some locations in Yobe and Borno states as part of the ongoing campaign against terror.
"Several sorties are being flown either in conjunction with ongoing ground assault by troops or to dislodge any concentration of terrorists as a follow up to intelligence reports.
"Simultaneous mop up operations are also ongoing in the areas already operated upon by Nigerian Air Force."
Meanwhile, an intelligence source said on Sunday that troops were engaged in a fierce battle with Boko Haram insurgents to recapture Damasak, a border town between Nigeria and Niger Republic.
It was learnt that the battle involved Nigerian troops and the men of the Multi National Joint Task Force.
It was learnt that the battle for Damasak, which was captured by the insurgents on November 15, 2014, started on Sunday.
There were media reports on March 9, 2015, that Chadian Forces had liberated the town and killed over 200 of the insurgents.
The reports also quoted Chadian military sources as having said that the insurgents killed 10 Chadian troops in the battle.
No comments:
Post a Comment