July 17, 2023.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Super Tucano fighter jets have destroyed the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) hideout-camps, killing 11 terrorists in the Lake Chad Tumbus axis of Borno State.
The terrorists were neutralised on July 15. 2023, after receiving credible intelligence reports indicating the presence of them in Kollaram and Arinna/Chiki camps.
A counter-insurgency expert and security analyst, in the Lake Chad region, Mr. Zagazola Makama, disclosed, yesterday (Monday), in Maiduguri that the fighter jets bombard the camps and killed about 11 terrorists, including one of their commanders in the region.
According to him, there was another group of terrorists killed, while fleeing in canoes in the Kirta-Wulgo axis of the State.
A military source, in Maiduguri, also stated that the terrorists were bombed by airstrikes, while trying to cross the Lake to rejoin their colleagues at Tumbun Rego.
The source noted that terrorists were to regroup to launch attack on one of the military posts in the region.
End.
