The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said its newly acquiref NAF helicopter gunship recorded first hit in battle against the insurgents in the North-East.
A
statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air
Commodore, Olatokunbo Adesanya, and made available to journalists in
Abuja.
Adesanya said on May 21, NAF
Component of Operation “LAFIYA DOLE” conducted an Intelligence
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission in Parisu, Borno which led
to serious casualty on the side of the insurgents.
“During
the ISR mission, a large structure with solar panels and flags
suspected to harbour high value insurgents was discovered, alongside
other similar structures hidden under trees.
“Accordingly, on May 22, two attack
helicopters; the Mi-17 and the newly inducted day and night, all weather
gunship, Mi-35M Super Hind were scrambled to conduct strikes on the
location in succession,” he said.
Adesanya
said battle damage assessment revealed that several structures in the
target area were engulfed in fire as a result of the strikes and a few
insurgents survivors were seen scampering from the location.
In
another development, NAF helicopter gunships also destroyed nine hidden
barges with stolen oil products in several creeks within the Niger
Delta under the framework of Operation “DELTA SAFE”
According
to him, the destruction of the barges was aimed at making the stealing
of the nation’s oil products futile, dangerous and unattractive.
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