The Air Force said it had killed more than 70 ISWAP Terrorists in the Lake Chad area, at the border with Niger Republic.
ISWAP commanders’ enclaves and training camps near Lake Chad were also bombarded
The aerial assault was led by the Nigerien Air Task Force at the Tumbun Rego axis in Borno State.
An Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform had discovered a large number of terrorists, a logistics and training camp.
The statement by Airforce spokesman Edward Gabkwet said aircraft from both Nigeria and Niger Republic had taken part in the operation.
“Missions over the suspected locations… conducted on 13 April 2022 specifically sighted large number of terrorists, a likely logistics camp,”
As a result, they carried out airstrikes on April 14 at Tumbun Rego and a nearby training camp, using aircraft from both Nigeria and Niger, he added in a statement.
“Over 70 ISWAP terrorists were either eliminated or severely injured,” he said.
The Lake Chad area is known for hosting fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a jihadist group active since 2016.
With older rivals Boko Haram, the two factions have killed more than 40,000 people in the past decade and over two million people are still displaced from their homes due to ongoing violence.
