According to Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, a spokesperson for the air force, the operation was executed after a series of intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions revealed solar panels, communications equipment, and other facilities at the command centre.

The Nigeria Air Force says it attacked and destroyed Boko Haram command and control centre at Dusula located on the fringe of the Sambisa forest, leaving several terrorists dead.

According to Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, a spokesperson for the air force, the operation was executed after a series of intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions revealed solar panels, communications equipment, and other facilities at the command centre.

The bombardment targeted the remnants of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in northeast of Nigeria, under the Operation Green Sweep 3, aimed at identifying and destroying terrorists’ positions in the troubled Borno State.

The air force stated that the structures housing the command centre were destroyed in the airstrikes while several of the terrorists were killed.