In a bid to ending insurgency in the country, the Nigerian military has carried out several bombings and air strike missions in Sambisa Forest. The strike missions came after several weeks of tactical reconnaissance by the reconnaissance/surveillance aircraft. The air strikes carried out by Nigeria Air Force jets as well as attack helicopters has resulted in the degradation of the terrorists capabilities and destruction of some of their strongholds.
Intelligence reports revealed that as aftermath of the strike missions, the terrorists have been confined and their capabilities greatly reduced, thereby restricting their nefarious activities to smallscale attacks and suicide bombings. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, in statement signed on his behalf by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Dele Alonge assured all Nigerians that the air efforts would be sustained until Boko Haram activities become a thing of the past. He further stated that the Nigerian Air Force with the of support of the citizenry is “willing, able and ready to meet up with current and future security challenges of the nation.”
