The Nigerian Air Force has deployed six special combat jets geared towards eliminating Boko Haram terrorists in the North east.
The deployment of the jets marked the second phase of its counterinsurgency campaign in the region.
The six lethal aircrafts, comprising three Alpha Jets and three MIF7 jets are to be used by a new combat group, tagged ‘Operation Gama-Aiki ( end the job).
Air Component Commander of the Flagship Counterinsurgency; ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’, Peter Uzezi, said the new phase of the onslaught would “flush out insurgents from the areas notorious as a major stronghold of the outlawed group.”
He said the new operation followed a successful outing in Sambisa forest under the aegis of “Operation Crackdown” in collaboration with ground troops.
He said the fighter jets had been deployed with specific instructions to the northern axis area.
Uzezi said: “Three out of the six aircrafts are Alfa jets, expected to patrol the Monguno axis and advance with ground troops towards Alagarno where operations are ongoing.
“The other three are MIF7 jets heading towards Diffa general area in Niger Republic enroute Baga local government to effect logistic re-supply to troops operating in Baga and surrounding towns.”
He urged the air fighters to sustain coordinated airstrikes and interdiction with ground troops as well as the Multi National Joint Task Force.
