Nigerian Air Force Closes Boko Haram Fuel Routes

Nigerian Air Force Closes Boko Haram Fuel Routes

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said that its fighter pilots have blocked and seized fuel route of the deadly Boko Haram sect along the nation’s borderline with Cameroon.

Nigerian Air Force Closes Boko Haram Fuel Routes

Dele Alonge, the spokesperson of NAF, in a statement issued on July 29, Wednesday, said patrols along the Nigeria-Cameroon boundaries “have greatly strained the supply efforts of the BHT (Boko Haram terrorists)”.

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The statement reads in part: “The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) through its intensified and persistent efforts in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) has intercepted over 4,000 drums and jerry cans of petroleum products and other smuggled items.

Nigerian Air Force Closes Boko Haram Fuel Routes

“The items, suspected to be supplies meant for BHT, were confiscated from the smugglers in Pepe, Dashin-Hausa, Belel Bilachi, and Konkul villages located along the Nigeria-Cameroon Borders on Tuesday, 28 July 2015.

“The NAF was able to achieve the recent feat through its air patrol activities, covering both land and water, along the Nigeria-Cameroon boarders. The NAF has continued to identify and destroy BHT camps and resupplies by employing surveillance and combat aircraft. Intelligence gathered revealed that these efforts have greatly strained the supply efforts of the BHT.”

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Nigerian Air Force Closes Boko Haram Fuel Routes

It should be noted that President Muhammadu Buhari has recently lamented worrisome state of NAF, saying that it's almost non-existent.

Source: Legit.ng

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