Ebun Francis| The Nigerian Air Force on Saturday said some key Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) leaders were been killed by airstrikes at Jubillaram and Alinwa in the Northern part of Borno State.
A statement by Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the force spokesman, said the strikes were conducted by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole, under the auspices of Operation Rattle Snake 3.
According to him, the attack was based on credible intelligence reports indicating that some key ISWAP leaders had assembled for simultaneous meetings on Thursday.
Daramola said, “The latest of these was achieved on 20 February 2020 in attacks conducted at Jubillaram and Alinwa in the Northern part of Borno State, where some key Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) leaders were neutralized as they assembled for meetings at the 2 locations.
“The mission was executed on the heels of credible intelligence reports indicating that some key ISWAP leaders had assembled for meetings, which were being held simultaneously at 2 separate venues, at Jubillaram and Alinwa in Marte Local Government Area.
“Accordingly, the ATF scrambled its attack aircraft to engage the locations, damaging the meeting venues and neutralizing the terrorists.”
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