Military kills many terrorists in Borno air strikes

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November 22, 2016 4:36 PM

This was disclosed by NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa via a statement.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed many Boko Haram terrorists in a series of operations in Borno State.

This was disclosed by NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa via a statement released on Tuesday, November 22.

The statement reads:

“The Nigerian Air Force fighter jets have attacked a number of Boko Haram Terrorist locations in Northern Borno, killing several insurgents. On 16th November 2016, an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft reported a gathering of BHTs under a tree at Kadari.”

“An Alpha jet on armed reconnaissance was called in to strafe the location thus killing a number of the insurgents and causing survivors to flee in different directions. On November, 18 2016, NAF fighter jets again carried out a series of coordinated air strikes against BHT locations at Ngoshe.”

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Meanwhile, the Nigerian military has declared 55 members of the sect wanted and urged citizens to come forward with useful information that could lead to the suspects’ arrest.

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