Nigeria, April 21 -- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has killed several terrorists in a precision air strike in the Yuwe axis of the Sambisa forest in Borno State.

The strike, conducted on 19 April by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, a joint task force in the North-east, followed credible intelligence supported by Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), which confirmed the presence of terrorists hiding in "fortified structures and bunkers" within the area.

According to a statement issued on Tuesday by NAF spokesperson Ehimen Ejodame, the air assets deployed precision-guided munitions to engage the targets, destroying the structures and neutralising multiple fighters. Key logistics facilities used by the group ...