The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, under the air component of Operation Hadin Kai, bombed an ISWAP camp in Chillaria, a dangerous hideout in the Timbuktu Triangle of Northeast Borno State.
Security researcher zagazola Makama writes that NAF fighter aircraft, including A-29 Super Tucanos, followed the terrorists to a secluded area where they were gathering under heavy tree cover and thick vegetation.
The strikes were delivered with pinpoint accuracy, killing dozens of insurgents and sending the few survivors fleeing in terror. Air surveillance later revealed multiple points of impact and secondary explosions, identifying the location as one where terrorists had been caching arms and explosives.
“The terrorists believed they could hide under thick foliage, but our Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance platforms identified their location. Once confirmed, the airstrikes were launched with devastating effect. Dozens were neutralized, and the survivors fled in total disarray,” a source disclosed.
This recent strike reaffirms the NAF’s ongoing blitz against ISWAP remnants in the Lake Chad region and the Timbuktu Triangle as part of Operation Desert Sanity 4.
Senior military officials at the Theatre Command reiterated that, with continuous air dominance, the military is determined to make sure there is no hideout for insurgents planning attacks on civilians and security personnel.
