The search for the abducted Chibok girls has assumed a renewed intensity with the Nigerian Air Force more strike sorties on Boko Haram targets.
The Deputy Theatre Commander (Air), Operation Lafiya Dole, Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao, disclosed this to newsmen at the military's media centre in Maiduguri, Borno State.
His words:
“In continuation of the counter insurgency, the Air Component in the last one month conducted 286 operational sorties against terrorists’ targets from December 25 to date in the Sambisa Forest covering an area of 157,000 km2 which is equivalent to the total land mass of South Korea, Portugal and Togo.
“A total of 536 hours 21 minutes were flown by various platforms engaged in the operations, translating into 316,637.5 litres of aviation fuel which amounts to N60.3 million, excluding the cost of maintenance and armament expended.”
He said that some highlights of the operations included those of December 25, 2015 and January 17, 2016 in which some Boko Haram command centers and high value targets were neutralized.
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