Air Force Jets Strike Boko-Haram

The Nigerian air force has conducted a successful air strike against some Boko Haram terrorists regrouping close to Tongule village, 9km south west of Dikwa in Borno state.

The air strikes were conducted following credible intelligence that the terrorists were massing up at the location, preparatory to carrying out attacks on troops and other people in the general area.

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An alpha jet aircraft and mi-35m helicopter gunships, were deployed for the air strike by the air task force headquarters in Maiduguri. 

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Declassified video footage of the strike released by the air spokesman, air vice marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, show that the terrorists' settlement was destroyed by the missiles, and several sect members are confirmed neutralised.