Nigeria: NAF multiple Strikes Kill 30 Boko Haram, including 3 Commanders, injured 40 others

Nigeria: NAF multiple Strikes Kill 30 Boko Haram, including 3 Commanders, injured 40 others

By: Zagalola Makama

Multiple airstrikes by two Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Super Tukano jets, have killed a total of 30 Boko Haram terrorists including three Commanders in Sambisa Forest, Borno state northeast Nigeria.

The terrorists were neutralised on January 1, after the NAF Jet rain bombs in four camps of the terrorists which included; Bula Jitoye, Halka Kojoye and Halka Alai, Bulamaye in Bama Local Government Area.

This was less than 24hours, after another intense attacks between rival factions of ISWAP and Boko Haram broken that lasted 14hours at TOUMBUN ALLURA and KANGAR areas.

The deadly rival attacks was spearheaded by Ali Ngulde in company of other top commanders comprising of Abu Nazir, Muke, Ba’a Isa, and Mallam Abubakar.

NEWSng gathered that the coordinated joint air and ground offensive, came barely hours after the terrorists deadly clashes within the general area.

Military sources noted that One of Commanders simply referred to as Captain or Medical Doctor was killed by the airstrikes in the camp of Bula Jitoye.

He also noted that the two others, (names yet to be comfirmed) were killed in Halka Kojoye and Halka Alai.

The sources said that one of the terrorists was heard in an intercepted communication, saying that “We are killing the ISWAP and seizing all their weapons. But our major problem is that the jets are killing us too.

“On January 1, 2022, We lost about 30 fighters including 3 of our commanders; Even Doctor was killed in the strikes. We want to fight them but we are afraid of the jet,”said one of the insurgents.

Nigeria: NAF multiple Strikes Kill 30 Boko Haram, including 3 Commanders, injured 40 others