By Jennifer Yusuf
As part of effort to consolidate on the successes recorded against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province in recent weeks, with the view to completely defeat the terrorists, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole, has launched a new operation code-named “Operation Green Sweep 2” against terrorists elements in the northeast of the country.
Nigeria Air Force said the Air Interdiction Operation, which commenced on Wednesday will target selected locations within the Northeast in order to further degrade the remnants of the terrorists as well as deny them safe havens and freedom of action.
NAF Spokesperson, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola who announced the new operation in a statement, added that the air strikes by NAF aircraft resulted in the destruction of an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) tactical headquarters and killing of several terrorists at Kollaram in Northern Borno State.
The attack he said was executed following a series of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions,that showed the presence of a significant number of ISWAP fighters in buildings under trees spread across the settlement along with communication facilities with roof-mounted solar panels, defensive parapets around the settlement as well as suspected tunnels at various locations.
Daramola said the ATF dispatched 2 NAF Alpha Jet aircraft to attack the location recording accurate hits in the target area.
He concluded that the hits led to the destruction of some of the structures and equipment as well as the killing of some terrorist fighters.
