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Nigeria destroys Boko Haram terrorists hideout

Xinhua, September 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Nigerian government on Friday said it has successfully destroyed a Boko Haram camp in restive northeast state of Borno in an unexpected attack on the terrorists' hideout.

Spokesperson of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Ayodele Famuyiwa said in a statement reaching Xinhua that intelligence report has indicated that several Boko Haram commanders who were wounded in a similar attack on Aug. 20 were believed to have been receiving treatment at the camp.

Famuyiwa said the latest strike aims to neutralize the suspected leaders of the sect.

He said the Air Force is yet to ascertain the casualty figure, but post-strike Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) mission shows that the degree of damage achieved was devastating as the buildings were engulfed by large fire as can be seen from the declassified video of the air operation.

Nigerian forces have recently carried out patrols and surveillance by land and air in Borno State and the entire northeast region where Boko Haram has been rampant since 2009. Enditem