Air Delivered

Air Delivered event in Borno, Marte area, Nigeria on Sun 29th October 2023

29th October 2023

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Borno: Nigerian Airstrike Kills 22 Insurgents, Destroys Motorcycles in North-East.

Sequel to intelligence received from Land Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) on 29 October 2023, that about 22 terrorists in a gun truck and 2 motorcycles were sighted near Marte, NAF aircraft of the Air Component of OPHK were immediately dispatched to interdict the location.

After scanning the area, the terrorists were sighted at about 22 km west of Marte and moving northwards towards Munguno. After trailing the terrorists for about 70 minutes, the terrorists in the gun truck and 2 motorcycles stopped underneath a tree, probably to refuel or evade being seen.

The targets were subsequently engaged with a huge ball of fire engulfing the area observed afterward, destroying the gun struck and motorcycles with no sign of movement observed afterward.

The huge explosion could be indicative that the point where the terrorists hid was likely a logistics base or their vehicle was conveying weapons or explosive ordinances.

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