The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has carried out its first major air campaign under the recently launched ‘Operation Gama-Aiki’ mission, during which 15 Boko Haram insurgents were killed.
The terrorists were killed as an Alpha Jet bombed their convoy in the northern part of Borno state, officials said.
The aerial bombardment came about 72 hours after the air force commissioned despatched six war planes to tackle the deadly Boko Haram sect in the country’s volatile northeast.
NAF’s Operation Gama Aiki, a Hausa-coined nom de guerre which means ‘Finish the Job’, was launched on Friday June 19 with a mission to dislodge remnants of Boko Haram insurgents fleeing Sambisa forest.
The spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force, Ayodele Famuyiwa, a group captain, said the insurgents were spotted under trees by one of its intelligence planes, King Air A350i, while on surveillance of the insurgency-ravaged mission.
They were immediately bombed, with 15 of them killed and their seven Hilux vans destroyed, Mr. Famuyiwa said.
Some wounded terrorists fled with gunshot wounds, the statement said.
“The casualty figure was confirmed by ground forces who subsequently consolidated on the gains of the air effort to pursue and inflict further casualty on the fleeing wounded members of the terrorist group,” the statement said.
“Troops also confirmed two gun trucks were among vehicles destroyed by the Alpha Jet. Two AK-47 rifles, two RPGs and cache of assorted munitions were recovered.
Boko Haram fighters had two weeks ago recaptured the communities around the border with the Niger Republic from where they had been launching attacks on civilians and security forces.
Group Captain Famuyiwa, who is the NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, said the surveillance aircraft was able to send quick signals back to the Alpha Jet which came to attack the Boko Haram location and dislodged their movement towards a ground troop location.
His Statement reads:
“The Air Component of OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE has foiled a plan by Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) to ambush own surface forces harboured at Doron Naira, north of Borno State. Earlier today 19 June 2016, a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) King Air A350i Beechcraft aircraft on Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission sighted a group of BHTs in 7 Hilux vehicles hiding under tress at a location along the axis of advance of own ground forces towards Kangarawa, north of Borno State.
“Following this discovery, an Alpha Jet was scrambled to attack the BHT location. The attack was successful as 15 members of the BHTs were killed and the whole vehicles knocked out. The casualty figure was confirmed by ground forces who subsequently consolidated on the gains of the air effort to pursue and inflict further casualty on the fleeing wounded members of the terrorist group. Troops also confirmed 2 gun trucks were among vehicles destroyed by the Alpha Jet as 2 x AK-47 rifles, 2 x RPGs and cache of assorted munitions were recovered.
“The latest victory against the BHTs brings to fore the important role of airpower in counterinsurgency operation. In furtherance of this role, the NAF has been relentless in its effort to shape the battlespace and provide favourable environment for own surface forces to operate.
“The recent deployment of additional platforms to increase the tempo of air operations at the commencement of OPERATION GAMA AIKI is aimed at fostering this objective. The foiled plan to ambush own surface forces by BHTs shows that the air efforts by the NAF has started to yield the desired results”.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/205618-nigeria-bombs-boko-haram-convoy-15-terrorists-killed-many-wounded.html

video of the bombing showing those escaping with bullet wounds or I dnt bliv the Nigerian military. Sometimes, they feed us lies.

I will start taking you serious when you start asking for video of boko haram bombing before you believe them

ikbnice:
video of the bombing showing those escaping with bullet wounds or I dnt bliv the Nigerian military.

From Lai Mohammed

ikbnice:
video of the bombing showing those escaping with bullet wounds or I dnt bliv the Nigerian military.

busy body! when they asked for recruits into the Nigerian army, where were you? join them in their next recruit so that you can furnish us with proof. Other wise, forever hold your peace.

in one way or another, the military will find a way to get to the news ... *you shuld have at least Photoshop pictures

abiolert:

busy body! when they asked for recruits into the Nigerian army, where were you? join them in their next recruit so that you can furnish us with proof. Other wise, forever hold your peace.

Hahaha. Nice reply

ikbnice:
video of the bombing showing those escaping with bullet wounds or I dnt bliv the Nigerian military.

Enemy of the state.

Good job

Great news! God bless the NDA.

Pictorial evidence?
Did they later comb the area on foot to ascertain the number of terrorists killed?

Hmmmm... God bless the NA

Nice one from the Nigerian airforce,kudos!

in tuface's music... daddy you can lie o.

Dem no dey finish? Are they ghetto cockroaches ??

all these bombings...

Asking for Video as an evidence I guess its not wrong cause the world or our nation is not making us to believe what they Say! If its not a propaganda news then let the scence at which this took place prove their news Story is True, what I call it is (news story) at least Pictures depicting Such!

Pictures please

ikbnice:
video of the bombing showing those escaping with bullet wounds or I dnt bliv the Nigerian military.

Very simple!
Join the Army.
Carry your camera.
Record your videos live.
Come here and upload.

As if you don't know some videos are Federal Government property.

abiolert:

busy body! when they asked for recruits into the Nigerian army, where were you? join them in their next recruit so that you can furnish us with proof. Other wise, forever hold your peace.

What is dis one saying sef......

MistadeRegal:


Very simple!
Join the Army.
Carry your camera.
Record your videos live.
Come here and upload.

As if you don't know some videos are Federal Government property.

Even if he joins,he is not competent to be shown such.

God bless our military.

bqlekan:
Pictorial evidence?
Did they later comb the area on foot to ascertain the number of terrorists killed?

Hmmmm... God bless the NA

The casualty figure was confirmed by ground forces who subsequently consolidated on the gains of the air effort to pursue and inflict further casualty on the fleeing wounded members of the terrorist group.

OK gud but d pix

NEVER and I repeat NEVER will PMB Government order or kill any BH member, why (a fight/killing of a BH is. Fight/killing of the North) so don't be decieved.

ikbnice:
video of the bombing showing those escaping with bullet wounds or I dnt bliv the Nigerian military.

pishures...or idonbilive it

Ist details of some missions supposed to be classified?

Good news!

Way to go.

As soon as I heard that the NAF, has chosen to up their game against Terrorists, I knew they were going for the kill.

It is now obvious to even the blind and deaf that under Buhari

The Military has a boosted morale for war
The Military is also winning the war more than they were 18 months ago