The Nigerian Air Force has announced
that its patrol and surveillanc activities
have succeeded in blocking routes
through which petroleum products and
other materials are supplied to the
extremist Boko Haram sect.
In a statement Wednesday, the Director
Public Relations and Information of the
Nigerian Air Force, Dele Alonge, said
patrols along the Nigeria-Cameroon
borders “have greatly strained the
supply efforts of the BHT (Boko Haram
terrorists)”.
Mr. Alonge, an air commodore, said,
“The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) through
its intensified and persistent efforts in
the ongoing fight against Boko Haram
Terrorists (BHT) has intercepted over
4,000 drums and jerry cans of
petroleum products and other smuggled
items.
“The items, suspected to be supplies
meant for BHT, were confiscated from
the smugglers in Pepe, Dashin-Hausa,
Belel Bilachi, and Konkul villages
located along the Nigeria-Cameroon
Borders on Tuesday, 28 July 2015.
“The NAF was able to achieve the recent
feat through its air patrol activities,
covering both land and water, along the
Nigeria-Cameroon boarders.
The NAF has continued to identify and
destroy BHT camps and resupplies by
employing surveillance and combat
aircraft. Intelligence gathered revealed
that these efforts have greatly strained
the supply efforts of the BHT.”