Troops destroy ISWAP’s training ground in Borno 

Okodili Ndidi, Abuja

THE military has destroyed the training depot and other facilities belonging to the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP).

Acting Director, Defence Media Operations,  Brigadier General Bernard Onyeuko, in a statement,  said, “The Armed Forces of Nigeria has destroyed some structures belonging to elements of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in airstrikes conducted at Muktu in the Northern part of Borno State.

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“The mission was executed by the Air Component of Operation LAFIYA DOLE yesterday, 25 March 2020, as part of the ongoing subsidiary Operation Decisive Edge, after intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance flights  indicated that ISWAP elements were using some compounds in the two locations within the settlement to store their logistics as well as train their fighters.”