THE Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has has started
heavy bombardment of Sambisa Forest, the
notorious hideout of Boko Haram insurgents.

This comes shortly after President Muhammadu
Buhari’s order to the new service chiefs to tackle
terrorism within a 3-month period and the
deployment of new aircraft to ensure a more
effective fight .

According to Vanguard, the fresh statement by the
director of air force public relations Dele Alonge
reads:

“The Nigerian military in its resolution to
incapacitate and further degrade the fighting spirit
of Boko Haram Terrorist Group (BHT), has carried
out several bombings and air strike missions in
Sambisa Forest.

“The strike missions came after several weeks of
tactical reconnaissance by the reconnaissance/
surveillance aircraft.

“The air strikes carried out by F-7NI and Alpha Jet
fighter aircraft, as well as attack helicopters have
resulted in the degradation of the terrorist’s
capabilities and destruction of some of their
strongholds.

“Intelligence report revealed that as aftermath of the strike missions, the terrorists have been confined and their capabilities greatly reduced, thereby restricting their nefarious activities to small scale attacks and suicide bombings.

Another extract from the said statement, as
provided by Premium Times, contains that the air
force staff is committed to fighting vigorously until
Boko Haram insurgency is defeated in the country.

“The chief of air staff, Air Marshal Sadique
Abubakar, assures all Nigerians that the air efforts
would be sustained until the Boko Haram activities
becomes a thing of the past. He further stated that,
the Nigerian Air Force with their support is Willing,
Able and Ready to meet up with current and future
security challenges of the nation.”

Earlier this year the Nigerian troops rescued scores
of children and women from Boko Haram captivity
in Sambisa Forest. Several brilliant operations in the
area generated many praiseful reactions from
Nigerians and boosted the morale of the army.

Recall that in the August 13 statement Alonge noted
that technical upgrade and provision of additional
platforms in the northeast were in line with
President Buhari’s order to bring an end to
terrorism in Nigeria.

The country leader once again demonstrated his
resolution to deal with the challenge of insecurity
when he was decorating the newly-appointed service chiefs. Having carried out a major shake-up in the military, Buhari let the appointees know that he expected enhanced and improved effort to ensure the victory in the anti-Boko Haram war.

Source: http://savinggracereporters.com/headline/ending-boko-haram-in-3-months-naf-startsbombardment-of-sambisa-forest/

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