Boko Haram days numbered, as terrorists surrender to firepower of military

– The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar stated on Friday, April 8 that the Boko Haram terrorists are laying down their weapons

– Nigerian Airforce (NAF) operating with code name Operation Zaman Lafiya Dole has decimated the activities of the insurgents in the Northeastern part of Nigeria

– The end to the war on terrorism could be near in sight

Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, while addressing a group of journalists, before the commencement of the 52nd anniversary of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), revealed this.

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The Chief of Air Staff (CAS) said the theme of the anniversary was, ‘Re- uniting for enhanced service delivery and operational effectiveness.’ He said the recent successes recorded by the military are far ahead and not comparable to what were achieved in the past.

The Airforce boss said, the war against Boko Haram has already been won, after saying the Nigerian Airforce has carried out a total of 1,577 missions which amounted to 3,424 flying hours in the ongoing Operation Lafiya Dole.

Members of the Boko Haram terrorist group

In Abubakar’s words, he said:

“Looking at where we are coming from, I think we have done substantially well. In those days in 2014, you had convoy of vehicles moving round villages and killing Nigerians but it is no longer so. So, we came up with the idea of ‘safe corridor’. If you want to come out, come out and then we profile you, keep you under watch before taking the next step,”

“So many of them are surrendering in large numbers, we have seen that they are surrendering because they know that there is no escape.

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“These missions carried out by the NAF have been behind the success we have recorded in the North East and other parts of the country where these operations are conducted.”

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