Boko Haram Terrorists have abandoned their camp at Iza, Borno State and fled into Samba Forest after their location came under heavy air attacks by the Alpha Jets of the Nigerian Air Force.
A statement on Tuesday by the military said the success of the air attack the paved way for the follow-up clearance operation by troops of the 121 Task Force Battalion of the Nigerian Army.
The ground troops were said to have consolidated on the gains of the air strikes to flush out the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists as well as destroy their leftover camps.
The statement said during the ground movement, the Mi-35 Helicopter gunships were overhead to provide Close Air Support for the advancing troops, while the Beechcraft aircraft supported with Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.
The combined air and land operation against the Boko Haram Sect was conducted during the early hours of Tuesday.
The statement said the fall of Iza and its liberation by troops further attests to the recent gains recorded by the military in the combined efforts to rid the country of the menace posed by the religious sect.
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