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Military airstrikes destroys Boko Haram tactical command centre, kills “some of their fighters” in Borno State

The Nigerian Armed Forces said that its airstrikes on Wednesday destroyed a Boko Haram terrorists’ “Tactical Command Centre,” killing “some of their fighters” at Yuwe in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State.

Coordinator, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Defence Headquarters, Abuja, Major General John Enenche, “iIn continuation of air interdiction missions being conducted under the subsidiary Operation LONG REACH to unhinge the  leadership of the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in the North East, the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed a BHTs’ Tactical Command Centre and neutralized some of their fighters at Yuwe in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State.

“The  operation was executed on 17 June 2020 after series of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions observed significant presence of BHTs in the settlement and also established that a prominent compound with solar panel-mounted rooftop and a large tree in the middle with a nearby flag-mounted sentry post was being used by the BHTs to coordinate their operations in the area.

“Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets dispatched by the ATF to take out the Command Centre took turns in attacking the location scoring accurate hits, leading to the destruction of the Centre and surrounding structures as well as the neutralization of several fighters.”

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