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NAF airstrikes kill terrorists at funeral of Boko Haram commanders in Borno
Scores of Boko Haram terrorists have been eliminated by airstrikes from Nigerian Air Force Super Tuccano jets in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, according to a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad basin, Zagazola Makama.
In a post on his Twitter handle on Wednesday, Makama said the terrorists were neutralized on Tuesday, December 27, after intelligence revealed that they had assembled at a location known as Mantari, to hold special funeral prayers for fighters and commanders killed by NAF airstrikes on December 21.
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“Following the superior intelligence reports, the NAF Super Tuccano jets struck the gathering, killing several fighters and injuring several members of the Boko Haram terrorists at the location about 500 metres West of Mantari,” Makama said.
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