The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet, the A-29 Super Tucano, have conducted series of coordinated strikes along the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State, eliminating a notorious Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander, Abou Sufyan, and scores of his fighters.
Sources confirmed that the airstrikes, executed as part of the NAF component of Operation Hadin Kai, launched the attacks on Sunday at the ISWAP armoury base at Kusuma and Sigir in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, Northeast Nigeria.
The successful operation, the source noted, was conducted after Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions revealed the presence of several fighters who converged on the area in their preparatory move to launch attacks on troops in the axis.
According to the source, “the ATF scrambled Super Tucano aircraft in attacking the target area in multiple waves which recorded direct hits on a weapon-manufacturing facility, fuel dump, armoury base and an infrastructure filled with vehicles and motorcycles.
“Some terrorists fleeing the area were also intercepted and neutralised in follow-up attacks by the Nigerian troops.
“The week-long sustained air offensives have impacted on jihadists operational command and thwarted the group’s plans to carry out major attacks on the military formations in the axis.
“We are aware that some of the surviving and wounded terrorists who escape are hiding under thick trees around Arinna Sorro and Arinna Ciki.”
Originally reported by PRNigeria