How NAF airstrikes, reinforcement eliminated 24 ISWAP fighters, deputy at Ngamdu

Twenty-four ISWAP fighters including top-ranking commanders were massacred as they attempted to attack a military convoy and the FOB  at Ngamdu on Wednesday.

Among the ISWAP high-ranking commanders killed were Yaya Ebraheem, Baba Chattimari and Abu Adam Oubaida. Also ISWAP Deputy Jaysh in Sambisa, Modou Bacheer Oukocha, is among those fatally wounded.

While the convoy of ground troops engaged the ISWAP fighters in a firefight, the air component from the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) arrived at the scene and bombarded the locations of the terrorists.

“A military convoy was moving between Damaturu to Maiduguri when it got intelligence of impending attacks on a FOB at Ngamdu axis. The convoy quickly made a U-turn to reinforce the base after sending signals for air cover,” a source told PRNigeria.

“En route to Ngamdu, the military convoy encountered ISWAP fighters and engaged them. A firefight ensued before the sudden arrival of fighters’ jets that shelled the enemies’ locations. Many of the terrorists were killed.

“The well-coordinated operation of the Nigerian Army and Air Task Force with the support of intelligence components in the swift response is highly commendable.”

This was the second attack on Ngamdu

Nigeria Air Force (NAF) fighter helicopters, with the support of ground troops, confronted the terrorists Tuesday at a military base in Ngamdu.

Four soldiers died then and an officer was wounded.