The Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole, Nigerian Army has neutralized some Boko Haram terrorists at Parisu and Takwala, both in Borno State.
The mission followed the discovery, by NAF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance platforms, of activities of terrorists in the two locations.
In a statement signed by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, the Task Force detailed 2 NAF Alpha Jet aircraft, armed with rockets and cannons, to interdict the locations.
It said the NAF fighter aircraft acquired and attacked the objectives with rockets and cannons.
At the end of the mission, it was observed that the attack platforms successfully engaged the remnants of the terrorists hibernating within the settlements and consequently neutralized them.