The Nigerian Air Force during a night operation conducted on Monday said it successfully destroyed a new Boko Haram Terrorist camp located between Malam Fatori and Kangarwa in Northern Borno.
The new camp is about 4km to 6km from the Boko Haram terrorist location attacked on August 20, 2016 by NAF Mi-17 helicopter.
The earlier attack led to the death of over 300 Boko Haram terrorists.
The post-strike Battle Damage Assessment mission, the Nigerian Air force said in a statement on Tuesday, had revealed that surviving Boko Haram terrorists converged at the new location.
The information was later confirmed to be true by series of follow-up Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions that led to the latest strike.
Recall that the general area around Malam Fatori and Kangarwa is infested with Boko Haram terrorists, hence the need to clear the remnants in the area.
The NAF said in the statement that the air assault is therefore expected to further degrade the capability of the insurgents, while fostering the creation of the necessary enablement for ground troops to operate.
In another development, the NAF Alpha Jets helped to repel an attack by the terrorists on troops of 153 Battalion, who were on fighting patrol at Ala Lumshe.
The troops, on Saturday had come under attack from Boko Haram terrorists about 4km south of Marte when the Alpha Jets were called in to dislodge the insurgents.