‘Over 100 fighters’ killed as NAF bombs Boko Haram base in Borno

At least over 100 fighters of the Boko Haram group have been struck by the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) fighter jet in Borno.

According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the air component of operation Warun carried out the attack between June 9 and 11.

The operation was conducted in Grazah and Wa-Jahode along the fringes of the Mandara mountains. 

Sources in the military told the publication that the first airstrikes were carried out in Grazah — a location the Boko Haram fighters administered as their meeting point.

The sources said after the operation, the ground assessment revealed that the NAF’s Super Tukano aircraft scored an accurate hit, killing scores of the Boko Haram unit commanders and high-value fighters, while many who escaped were severely injured.

Zagazola Makama added that on Sunday, the troops also carried out a follow-up airstrike in  Wa-Jahode, “which has been confirmed very successful as many terrorists were killed while others were reported to be in critical condition”.

The air component was also reported to have destroyed many structures which served as a haven for the terrorists. 

TheCable had reported how many Boko Haram insurgents were killed after the NAF bombed an enclave believed to be the camp of Ali Ngulde, a Boko Haram leader, in Gwoza LGA on June 6. 

The fighter jets were said to have fired several bombs and destroyed structures erected by the terrorists, including a building housing Ngulde and other top commanders. 

Military sources told the publication that many insurgents died, others escaped through the hills of the mountain and Ngulda is now at large.