The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), as part of Operation Hadin Kai, successfully targeted and eliminated a top Boko Haram leader, Abu Asad, along with numerous other terrorists in air strikes on their stronghold in Tagoshe on the Mandara Mountains in Borno. Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the Director of Public Relations and Information for the NAF, announced the operation’s success in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
According to Gabkwet, the air strikes conducted on Friday marked one of the most successful operations by the air component of Operation Hadin Kai in recent memory. NAF surveillance identified a group of terrorists in a remote location comprising three zinced huts surrounded by trees.
Gabkwet noted that the footage revealed the terrorists gathering at the site, suggesting either a well-planned meeting or preparation for a significant attack on troops. Over 100 heavily armed terrorists were observed engaging in banter and moving around the structures, which also housed four army carriers.
“The aftermath of the air strike revealed that two out of the three structures, as well as the entire troop carriers, were destroyed. There are also indications that Abu Asad, a key figure in the Ali Ngulde group under Boko Haram, along with other terrorists like Ibrahim Nakeeb, Mujaheed Dimtu, Mustafa Munzir, and several fighters, were among those eliminated in the air strike,” Gabkwet stated.