NAF launches ‘operation green sweep’, strikes Sharama Alagarno forest, BHT’s hide out
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through the Air Task Force (ATF) component of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, has launched a fresh attack code named “Operation Green Sweep” against Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) in the Northeast.
A statement by the director of public relations and information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola stated that the attacks which began on Wednesday, November 14, is an air interdiction operation targeting selected BHT locations within the fringes of Lake Chad as well as areas around the Alagarno forest near Sambisa in Borno State.
He said the operation is with a view to further degrade the remnants of the terrorists, curtailing their freedom of action and denying them bases from which they could launch attacks.
Highlighting the impact of the operation, Daramola said that air strikes by NAF aircraft had resulted in the destruction of a BHT hideout and neutralized several terrorists at Sharama on the Lake Chad Green Fringes in Northern Borno.
“The attack was conducted following series of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions that showed the presence of significant number of BHT fighters in buildings under trees spread across the settlement.
“Consequently, the ATF dispatched 2 NAF Alpha Jet aircraft to attack the camp, leading to destruction of some of the structures and equipment as well as the killing of several BHTs, he added.
