The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says that air strikes have delivered a crushing blow to terrorist elements in Jubillaram, a notorious enclave in the Tumbuns area of the Lake Chad.
NAF’s spokesman, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, who disclosed this on Monday, said the airstrikes were conducted on Saturday, 23 November, by the Air component of OPERATION HADIN KAI, on the strategic location, identified through meticulous intelligence efforts, which served as a critical food storage site and a sanctuary for terrorist commanders and fighters.
According to him, intelligence had previously linked terrorists in this location to recent attacks, including the assault on troops in Kareto on 16 November 2024.
In response, (NAF) fighter jets launched a robust air interdiction mission, destroying identified structures used as storage facilities and neutralising terrorists on-site.
He said that mop-up operations using cannons ensured the complete elimination of fleeing hostile elements, adding that the operation’s success was made possible by extensive intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions conducted over several days, confirming the presence of active terrorist structures camouflaged under dense vegetation.
He said also, that, “the neutralisation of a significant number of fighters diminished their capacity to launch future attacks, adding that “the mission demonstrates the NAF’s unwavering commitment to defending our nation and people, acting singly and supporting surface forces in counterterrorism operations”.
“The NAF will sustain these robust independent and joint operations until all enemies of Nigeria’s prosperity and wellbeing are brought to justice”, Akinboyewa said.
