The Nigerian military has neutralised at least 19 suspected terrorists in a series of precision airstrikes targeting insurgent positions in Borno State.
The operations took place around Bulabulutube in Ngala Local Government Area and parts of the Lake Chad region.
This was disclosed on Wednesday in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region.
Makama, citing security sources, said that the first strike was conducted at about 7:56 p.m. on November 8, following aerial surveillance that identified approximately 30 terrorist fighters gathered under a tree in Bulabulutube.
The military aircraft subsequently launched a precision strike on the gathering, with a Battle Damage Assessment indicating that about 15 terrorists were neutralised. Parts of a nearby building were also destroyed.
The aircraft later tracked another group of five fleeing terrorists who had taken cover under a tree and launched a second strike.
The assessment showed that four additional terrorists were killed, while a secondary explosion was observed, suggesting the possible destruction of explosive materials or other military supplies.
In a related operation, the aircraft proceeded towards the Lake Chad area following intelligence on a suspected terrorist logistics structure located at a crossing point.
A precision strike was subsequently launched on the structure, which was reportedly destroyed. No further movement was observed around the location after the attack.
The operations dealt a major blow to terrorist formations and logistics networks operating within the Lake Chad axis.
The military is expected to sustain intelligence-led aerial surveillance and precision strikes to degrade insurgents' operational capabilities, disrupt their supply networks, and deny them safe havens across the North-East.
Military airstrikes decimate terrorists in Borno, kill 19 fighters