NAF Deploys Six Fighter Jets To End Boko Haram Insurgency - Politics

The Nigerian Air Force on Friday launched the second
phase of its counterinsurgency campaign in Northeast
Nigeria by deploying six special combat Jets that are
geared towards wiping out the Boko Haram insurgency in
the region in a short time.
The six lethal aircrafts, comprising three Alpha Jets and
three MIF7 jets are to be used by a new combat group,
tagged ‘Operation Gama-Aiki’
meaning ‘end the Job’ in Hausa.
“Operation Gama Aiki”, launched on Friday in Maiduguri,
the Borno state capital, is a second phase of the NAF
operation in the ongoing counter terrorism war in the
volatile Northeast.
Air Component Commander of the Flagship
Counterinsurgency; ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’, Peter Uzezi,
said the new phase of the onslaught would “flush out
insurgents from the areas notorious as a major
stronghold of the outlawed group.”
He said the new operation followed a successful outing in
Sambisa forest under the aegis of “Operation Crackdown”
in collaboration with ground troops.
He said six fighter jets had been deployed with specific
instructions to the northern axis area.
“Three out of the six aircrafts are Alfa jets, expected to
patrol the Monguno axis and advance with ground troops
towards Alagarno where operations are ongoing.
“The other three are MIF7 jets heading towards Diffa
general area in Niger Republic enroute Baga local
government to effect logistic re-supply to troops
operating in Baga and surrounding towns.
Mr. Uzezi urged the air fighters “to sustain coordinated
airstrikes and interdiction with ground troops as well as
the Multi National Joint Task Force.”
Despite the recorded successes of the Nigeria military
over the Boko Haram insurgents, the outlawed group
continued to carry out pockets of deadly attacks on soft
targets especially in communities not covered by the
military.
On Thursday the insurgents attacked a vulnerable group
of mourners in a village in Adamawa State, killing at least
18 persons during a wake-keeping session.