In continuation of Operation RATTLE SNAKE, the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralized some Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters as they assembled for a meeting at their hideout in Kollaram on the fringes of Lake Chad in the Northern part of Borno State.
The operation was executed according to a statement by air force spokesman Ibikunle Daramola, following credible intelligence reports indicating that some ISWAP leaders had assembled for a meeting in one of 2 buildings at the centre of the settlement.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jets dispatched by the ATF to attack the location reportedly scored accurate hits on the target building completely obliterating it and killing scores of terrorists.
The statement further stated that tha AirTask Force under Operation Rattle Snake, operating in concert with surface forces, will sustain its efforts to completely destroy all remnants of terrorists in the Northeast.
