The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through the Air Task Force (ATF) of
Operation LAFIYA DOLE, has commenced OPERATION GREEN SWEEP against Boko
Haram Terrorists (BHT) in the Northeast.
The Operation, which commenced on Wednesday, 14 November 2018, is
an Air Interdiction Operation targeting selected BHT locations within
the fringes of Lake Chad as well as areas around the Alagarno Forest
near Sambisa in Borno State, with a view to further degrading the
remnants of the terrorists, curtailing their freedom of action and
denying them bases from which they could launch attacks.
In the morning of Day One of the Operation, air strikes by NAF
aircraft resulted in the destruction of a BHT hideout and neutralization
of several terrorists at Sharama on the Lake Chad Green Fringes in
Northern Borno.
The attack was conducted following series of Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, that showed the presence
of significant number of BHT fighters in buildings under trees spread
across the settlement. Consequently, the ATF dispatched 2 NAF Alpha Jet
aircraft to attack the camp, leading to destruction of some of the
structures and equipment as well as the killing of several BHTs.
Watch a video of the operation below: