Video: Nigerian Air Force attacks Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa

A secret abode used by Boko Haram extremists was attacked by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). It was able tracked some of the terrorists to the location before launching the attack.

Nigerian Air Force Bomo Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa

In a statement released by NAF through its Facebook page enhanced by a video, it said the position was perhaps an ammunition or fuel dump used by the extremists.

The attack which generated a huge inferno also established the success of the engagement with the terrorists.

Read the full statement below:

"The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully destroyed a logistics base concealed by fleeing Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in Sambisa.

“Two fleeing terrorists were tracked by NAF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft to the concealed location where they had gone to retrieve some items before fighter aircraft were called-in for strike.

“The coordinated attack was carried out by a formation of two Alpha Jet and an F-7Ni fighter aircraft while the ISR aircraft remained overhead the target location to guide the attacking aircraft as well as provide battle damage assessment.

“The huge inferno generated by the attack suggests that the target location was either a fuel or ammunition dump as can be seen from the declassified footage of the air strike.

"The latest air strike is another major feat in the renewed air effort by the NAF to neutralise the fleeing terrorists as well as decimate their capability to regroup for attack on own surface forces and people within the nearby communities."