The Nigerian military says it has started airstrikes on Sambisa Forest
and parts of Gwoza in Borno state. According to a statement posted on
the Defence Headquarters Facebook page, many Boko Haram members have
been killed as a result of the airstrikes. The statement below
A concerted air campaign by the Nigerian Air Force is ongoing in
furtherance of the mission to clear terrorists from all their enclaves.
The air strikes which today targeted the training camps and logistics
dumps of the terrorists in Sambisa forests and parts of Gwoza have been
highly successful as it achieved the aims with required precision.
The death of a large number of terrorists has been
recorded while many others are also scampering all over the forest and
out of the struck bases. Details of casualty will be determined in
subsequent phases of the operation.
Meanwhile, the strikes continue in other locations of the theatre
heralding the advance of troops and other elements of the mission
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