Showdown: NAF Deploys Six Fighter Jets To End Boko Haram Insurgency

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.