The Nigerian air force (NAF) on Friday said it bombed a Boko Haram location at Tagoshe/Mandara mountain general area about 10km south-west of Gwoza in Borno state.
Ayodele Famuyiwa, director of air force public relations, confirmed this in a statement.
“Intelligence report by sister surface forces had it that remnants of fleeing BHTs were gathered at the location,” he said.
“This report was confirmed by NAF Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft before combat platforms were called in to strike the location.
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“Follow-up battle damage assessment confirmed that the air attack was successful as shown by the enclosed declassified footage of the operation.”
Last month, a similar operation in Rann, still in Borno, led to the deaths of 126 people.
The military had tendered an apology over the incident.
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A visit by TheCable revealed that most of the victims of the incident have been abandoned.
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