Saturday 21 November 2015

We won't bomb civilians in Sambisa - Air Force

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF has assured that it is conducting its airstrikes in Sambisa forest with due consideration for the safety of civilian targets.

This assurance was given on Saturday by Air Commodore Isiaka Amao, Air Component Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria, NAN.

He said that the air force always carries out surveillance missions before embarking on bombing raids.

‘’We are also aware that the terrorists usually keep abducted women and children among them; so we carry out series of intelligence-gathering before striking at any target in the hideout.

“We do not carry out strikes in women and children locations because we know that they are innocent persons kept by force by the terrorists.

“Our job is to degrade the terrorists and rescue vulnerable persons forcefully abducted in their hideout,” he said.

He added that the air force had made over 40 sorties on Sambisa forest with 80‰ success in hitting the intended targets.

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