Nigeria: Scores of Alleged Terrorists Killed in Ambush On Troops in Borno

Nearly 600 killed in Nigeria airstrikes in eight months, air force says

LAGOS - Nigeria's military has killed 592 armed militia members in the northeastern sate of Borno in the past eight months, after stepping up air strikes in a region hit by years of violence, the air force said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Our airstrikes killed 592 terrorists in 8 months – NAF

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar said the airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in the North-East have killed no fewer than 592 terrorists and destroyed 372 enemy assets in eight months. The CAS revealed these figures in Maiduguri, Borno State on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to Governor Babagana Zulum. The CAS, in a statement by the NAF spokesman, Air Cdre Ehimen Ejodame, said the Air Component executed 7…

Borno: NAF kills 592 terrorists, destroys 372 assets in eight months

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, said it has killed at least 592 terrorists and destroyed 372 assets in eight months of intensified operations against insurgents in Borno State. Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, disclosed this during a visit to Governor Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri on Tuesday. He said the operations, carried out under Operation Hadin Kai, involved 798 combat sorties and over 1,500 flight hours, targeting terrorist stron…

Nigeria: Scores of Alleged Terrorists Killed in Ambush On Troops in Borno

An unspecified number of Boko Haram terrorists have been killed by troops of the North East Joint Task Force 'Operation Hadin Kai' (OPHK) in a failed Improvised Explosive Device (IED) ambush along the Maiduguri-Kareto-Damasak federal highway in Borno state.

NAF Says 592 Terrorists Eliminated In Eight Months

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said it killed no fewer than “592 fighters and obliterated 372 enemy assets” in eight months. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, disclosed this in Maiduguri during a courtesy visit to Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum. According to NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, the operations crippled terrorist mobility and l…

Troops Eliminate Boko Haram Terrorists, Recover Firearms in Borno, Yobe

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised several Boko Haram fighters in separate operations in Borno and Yobe states, recovering a cache of arms and ammunition.