The Nigerian Air Force(NAF) has intercepted two trailers suspected to be carrying logistics support for members of the Boko Haram Terrorist(BHT) sect.
The Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Dele Alonge, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday night.
The statement said: “Two trailers suspected to be carrying logistics support for members of the Boko Haram Terrorist(BHT) sect have been intercepted and destroyed by the Nigerian Air Force Agusta helicopter on armed reconnaissance mission around the Nigeria-Cameroon border.
“The trailers were covered and parked at different locations in the bush around the border town of Belel.
“The recent air operation against the BHTs was commanded by the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar from NAF reconnaissance aircraft, the King Air 350i.
“The CAS coordinated the various NAF platforms involved in the operation to provide close air support to ground forces, led by the Chief of the Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, as they advance from Dikwa to Gamboru Ngala.”
Sunday, 23 August 2015
Air Force intercepts Boko Haram logistics trailers
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