OPERATION HAIL STORM: AIR TASK FORCE ELIMINATES KEY ISWAP LEADERS, SCORES OF FIGHTERS IN MASSIVE AIR STRIKES AT KIRTA WULGO AND SABON TUMBUN IN BORNO STATE

OPERATION HAIL STORM: AIR TASK FORCE ELIMINATES KEY ISWAP LEADERS, SCORES OF FIGHTERS IN MASSIVE AIR STRIKES AT KIRTA WULGO AND SABON TUMBUN IN BORNO STATE

Coordinator, Defence Media Operations Major Gen. John Enenche says,  the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has taken another major scalp off the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) elements operating in the Island settlements of the Lake Chad in the Northern part of Borno State. 

Enenche in a statement said the onslaught occurred  in massive simultaneous air strikes executed under the subsidiary Operation HAIL STORM at Kirta Wulgo and Sabon Tumbun 2, settlements on the fringes of the Lake, where several key ISWAP leaders and scores of their fighters were killed.

He said, the missions were conducted on the heels of credible Human Intelligence (HUMINT) reports indicating that some ISWAP leaders and fighters had relocated to Sabon Tumbun due to the impact of the recent air strikes at the nearby Island settlement of Tumbuma Baba. 

He  said the Air Task Force dispatched an enhanced force package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships to attack the 2 locations scoring devastating hits leading to the elimination of several of the terrorists.

Prominent terrorist leaders, including Abu Imraana, ISWAP Naval Commander, as well as Mallam Ibrahim and Mallam Abba, are believed to be among the many ISWAP casualties.