By Ronald Mutum

A REMOTELY piloted aircraft (RPA)of the Nigerian Air Force on 27 January successfully destroyed an artillery gun and some gun trucks belonging to Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in the Sambisa Forest.

Nigeria Airforce Jet. Photo: Daily Trust

A statement from Air Force Spokesman Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya on Monday said, “A NAF Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform and the RPA had observed the terrorists withdrawing with the artillery gun and gun trucks after an unsuccessful operation.”

He added that, “The NAF crews on both the ISR and the armed RPA trailed the withdrawing insurgents to their final destination in Parisu.”

“Thereafter, the RPA acquired the artillery gun position and attacked the piece, causing a huge explosion and destroying the equipment.

“The explosion also killed insurgents operating the equipment and those around it while a few others were sighted fleeing from the site of the explosion.

“The successful air strikes are part of the ongoing coordinated air and land operations aimed at ridding the Sambisa Forest of the remnants of the insurgents,” the Air Force statement said.

SOURCE: Daily Trust