Several terrorists have been neutralized and their hideouts and logistics structures, destroyed by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE at Maima and Tusuye, settlements near Warshale and Tongule along the Dikwa-Rann axis of Borno State during airstrikes executed on 1 October 2020.
This development was conveyed in a Press Statement by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche.
The Military spokesman said that "the subsidiary Operation HAIL STORM 2, currently being executed by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has again recorded appreciable success in their resolve to forestall terrorists’ activities in the North East Zone. Crews of Operation HAIL STORM 2 neutralized several Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHTs’) and destroyed their hideouts at This feat was achieved sequel to credible Human Intelligence reports as well as series of aerial surveillance missions, which indicated that the locations were being used as rendezvous points by the BHTs."
"Accordingly, the ATF dispatched an appropriate force package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships to engage the 2 locations. The attack aircraft scored devastating hits in the target areas, destroying some structures and neutralizing several of the terrorists"
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