Air bombardments put Boko Haram in disarray; scores of fleeing terrorists drown

The air asset of Operations Hadin Kai in Borno scored a heavy one in its latest bombardment of Boko Haram at Sherun, Bama LGA of Borno on the weekend.

In addition to the 20 the ground troops and CJTF earlier killed on Thursday, no fewer than 70 of them drowned in a river around Dapchi as they tried to escape the air raid.

“The insurgents suffered heavy blows; they have lost more than 70 fighters around Dipchari village.  Many are unaccounted for as we speak,” a security source told the Daily Trust.