Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- The Air Component of the Joint Task Force, North-East, Operation HADIN KAI, says it has neutralised more than 40 fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in a precision air strike in Borno State.

The operation, conducted on October 10, targeted a terrorist enclave at Badu Village, south of Gudumbali in Guzamala Local Government Area of the state.

The Spokesman of the Headquarters Joint Task Force, North-East, Operation HADIN KAI, Capt. Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Maiduguri.

Goni said the operation followed credible intelligence reports indicating that ISWAP fighters were assembling to launch coordinated attacks on troops operating within Sector 3's area of resp...