The Nigerian Air Force has destroyed a new camp at Tumbum Rego where Boko Haram insurgents were trying to regroup after being chased from the notorious Sambisa Forest a fortnight ago.
Nigerian Air Force spokesman, Ayodele Famuyiwa said in a statement that air troops were able to successfully destroy the new camp of Boko Haram situated about 1 nautical mile south of Tumbum Rego in Northern Borno.
He said that a helicopter gunship and fighter jets were deployed for the onslaught in coordinated day and night operations .
The Nigerian military is currently intensifying aerial and ground patrol in the northeast, extending its offensive mission around the Green Belt Region near Niger and Chad. [myad]
