The Nigerian military says 20 members of the
Islamic State in West Africa Province have
been killed in an air attack.
Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, John
Enenche, in a statement on Wednesday, said
the attacks were carried out under subsidiary
Operation HAIL STORM.
Enenche added that the Air Force attack
aircraft destroyed Bukar Meram, a logistics hub
of ISWAP leaders.
He said at least 20 insurgents including their
leaders were taken out in the operation.
He said, “In continuation of air strikes being
conducted under subsidiary Operation HAIL
STORM, the Air Task Force of Operation
LAFIYA DOLE has successfully neutralized
some Islamic State of West Africa Province
(ISWAP) commanders and knocked out
logistics facilities at Bukar Meram on the
fringes of the Lake Chad in Borno State, while
also neutralizing several terrorists at Dole, a
settlement in the Southern part of Borno State.
“The air interdiction missions were executed
on 17 August 2020 on the heels of credible
intelligence reports indicating a resurgence of
terrorists’ activities in the two settlements.
“Bukar Meram, a major ISWAP logistics hub
linking other Island settlements of the Lake
Chad, which also houses several of their
fighters and some of their key leaders, was
attacked by an enhanced force package of
Nigerian Air Force fighter jets and helicopter
gunships which hit designated targets in the
area leading to the destruction of the logistics
facilities and neutralization of several of the
terrorists and their leaders.
“The attack at Dole was carried out after
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
missions showed a build up of activities in the
area after the relocation of some terrorists from
nearby settlements of Kokiwa and Yale.
“Overhead the area the ISR aircraft spotted no
fewer than 20 terrorists in the area, which were
taken out by the NAF attack aircraft.”
