The Chief of
Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, has said that about 300 militants were
killed Friday night during an airstrikes in Borno State.
Mr. Abubakar made this
known after commissioning a hospital and borehole built by the Nigeria Air
Force for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Bama.
He stated out
that the Air Force had carried out many successful airstrikes against Boko
Haram in the last few weeks. “We have intensified airstrikes in recent weeks
and have had outstanding results,” Mr. Abubakar said.
“On the 19th of this
month [August], 300 terrorists were killed by our night operations.” The Air
Marshal warned the Boko Haram militants to surrender now and face the wrath of
justice because there would be no safe haven for them.
Earlier, he commissioned
the borehole and hospital construction for IDPs and promised that well-trained
personnel had been deployed to attend to the health challenges faced by IDPs. (VANGUARDNGR)
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