The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, in Abuja, has said its Air Components of ‘Operations Hadin Kai’ and ‘Hadarin Daji’, have killed no fewer than 100 Islamic State’s West Africa Province, ISWAP, and other terrorists in a stream of air strikes in Borno state.

The spokesman for the Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, announced this on Sunday, saying they carried out air interdiction missions at a newly identified terrorists’ hideout at Bukar Meram, near the Lake Chad region in Borno.

Gabkwet says the strikes were necessary after it was discovered that the recent relocation of terrorists from Suwa to the Bukar Meram general area, was for a possible resurgence of attacks on ground troops and innocent civilians.

Gabkwet said over 40 motorcycles and 6 gun trucks were destroyed, thereby degrading their ability to attack ground troops as well as innocent Nigerians.