Operation Lafiya Dole: Air Task Force destroy ISWAP logistic base, neutralise terrorists in recent air raid in Lake Chad! Video👇

The Air Task component of Operation Lafiya Dole in a well-coordinated attack destroyed the logistic base of one of the splinter groups of Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

The attack was carried out on the 22nd of November in the Tumbun Rego area located on the fringes of Lake Chad.

The logistic base was camouflaged under the thick vegetation of the area but it was discovered based on credible intelligence.

Consequently, the Air Force Fighter jets and helicopter gunships were deployed swiftly which led to the destruction the structures and the death of several ISWAP terrorists.

This latest development was made public by the Director, Defense Media Operations, Makor-General John Enenche.

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1.The Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has knocked out an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) logistics base and neutralized several of their fighters in air strikes conducted at Tumbun Rego on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State. The mission was executed on 22 November 2020 on the heels of credible intelligence reports indicating that the location, with its makeshift structures camouflaged under dense vegetation, was being used by the terrorists as a hub for logistics items conveyed via the lake and its tributaries for onward transportation using trucks/ motorcycles.

2. The Air Task Force therefore dispatched Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships to attack the location. Overhead the target area, significant number ISWAP elements were observed. These were engaged in successive passes by the NAF attack aircraft resulting in the destruction of the terrorists’ structures as well as the neutralization of several of their fighters.

3. The Military High Command commends the Air Task Force for their professionalism and urges them to remain resolute in the conduct of operations in order to rid the Country of all terrorists’ elements.

JOHN ENENCHE
Major General
Coordinator Defence Media Operations
Defence Headquarters
24 November 2020