The Directorate of Defence Media Operstions, DMO, says the Air Task force of operation lafiya dole has destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) Training Camp, along with some of their logistics storage facilities at Tumbun Barorowa on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State.
DMO Coordinator, Major General John Enenche says The air interdiction mission was undertaken on 19 October 2020 sequel to credible Human Intelligence (HUMINT) reports indicating that the settlement served as venue for the training of ISWAP fighters.
Following confirmatory aerial surveillance identifying some of the structures at the camp, the Air Task Force dispatched Nigerian Air Force fighter platforms to hit the target location seen engulfed in flames with thick black smoke. Several ISWAP fighters, who were observed firing at the attack aircraft, were also neutralized in the process.
