Air Force jets destroy Boko Haram logistics base
According to Famuyiwa, the air strike took off another logistics base of the terrorists, thereby decimating their capabilities.
A Nigerian Air Force Fighter Jet
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“The strike therefore constitutes another major setback for the insurgents, while providing tangible evidence of many of the recent successes recorded by the air component of Operation Lafiya Dole,” he said.
However, a retired US counter-terrorism expert had advised that the best approach to conquering the insurgents is through "air calvary."
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He therefore advised the federal government not to waste money buying US Apache helicopters as being reported in the media, but rather spend the money on "high-performance long range attack/transport helicopters, such as the US Black Hawk (pictured) or the Ukrainian Mi-8 MSB."
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