The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, has destroyed a terrorists’ food depot and neutralized several insurgents in an airstrike on their enclave at Jubillaram, in the Tumbuns area of the Lake Chad Basin.
This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, Director of Public Relations and Information for the NAF, in Abuja.
Akinboyewa revealed that the operation, conducted on November 23, targeted a strategic site identified through detailed intelligence gathering as a critical food storage facility and a hideout for terrorist commanders and fighters.
According to him, intelligence linked the terrorists at the location to recent attacks, including a November 16 assault on troops in Kareto.
In response, NAF fighter jets carried out precision airstrikes, destroying storage facilities and neutralizing insurgents in the area. “Mop-up operations using cannons ensured the complete elimination of fleeing hostile elements,” Akinboyewa stated.
He highlighted that extensive Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions over several days confirmed the presence of terrorist structures concealed under dense vegetation, enabling the success of the operation.
“The destruction of the terrorist enclave, including food storage facilities, has severely disrupted their logistical operations, while the neutralisation of a significant number of fighters has diminished their capacity to launch future attacks,” he added.
Akinboyewa emphasized the NAF’s commitment to defending Nigeria and its citizens, both through independent operations and in collaboration with ground forces. He reiterated the Force’s resolve to sustain rigorous operations until all threats to Nigeria’s peace and prosperity are eliminated.
