The Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed Boko Haram terrorists’ hideouts and killed several of their fighters at Bula Sabo and Dole in Borno state.
The feat was achieved through air strikes executed on 23 September 2020 to mark the launch of a new subsidiary Operation, tagged ‘HAIL STORM 2’, Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche has said.
HAIL STORM 2 is an air interdiction operation aimed at taking out identified Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) targets in the Lake Chad and Sambisa Forest areas of Borno state.
According to Enenche, the attack at Bula Sabo, on the fringes of the Sambisa forest, was executed after credible intelligence reports indicated that a group of buildings in the settlement were being used as dwelling for some terrorists’ commanders.
“Accordingly, the Air Task Force dispatched Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships, which scored devastating hits on the target buildings, including a logistics facility, which was seen engulfed in flames, ” he said.
“Also Dole, which is located in the Yale-Kokiwa axis near Dikwa, was targeted because the settlement was being used by the terrorists as a venue to plan and launch attacks against locations in the surrounding areas.
“The NAF attack aircraft similarly engaged the location, inflicting heavy damage on the insurgents’ structures and neutralizing several fighters.”
