The Nigeria Air Force on Friday said it’s fighter jets bombarded Boko Haram artillery gun while the group were sneaking into Sambisa Forest.
A statement by Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya said the artillery piece, which was concealed under a tree, was sighted by a NAF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft while on daytime patrol in the Sambisa general area.
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He added that about seven Boko Haram members were also observed to be moving out from under the tree. The crew on board the ISR platform therefore immediately called for air strikes by NAF combat platforms.
He said following the alert, one Alpha Jet and one F-7Ni fighter aircraft were scrambled for air interdiction on the artillery piece.
Adesanya said the Alpha Jet and F-7Ni strikes were observed to have hit the target.
He added that, the Alpha Jet aircraft strafed the area with rockets and the general location of the artillery piece was completely engulfed in an inferno.
He said the Subsequent Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) footage by a NAF ISR aircraft revealed that the strikes were successful as the artillery piece was neutralized.
He noted that: “This is a follow-up to other interdiction missions previously carried out in the Sambisa general area and other suspected terrorists’ hideouts.”
“With these successful attacks, the attempt by the remnants of the BHT to reinforce their capability with the artillery piece was thwarted,” He said.
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