Possible locations of the kidnapped Chibok girls located - Nigerian Air Force
The Nigerian Air Force says it has located the possible location of the abducted Chibok girls. The Director of Public Relations at the Nigerian Air Force, Group
Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa, told Channels TV that the Air Force is
abstaining from attacking the area to make sure that the girls are not
hit.
He explained that the latest aerial bombardment of Sambisa forest had
been aimed at the logistics base of the Boko Haram sect and not areas
where the Chibok girls could be located.
"We have no fears that the girls are not there because that particular
location has been under surveillance for quite a while and we suspected
maybe its a kind of ammunition depot or maybe a workshop that they are
using as their logistics place. Once you take off the logistics base, of course you gradually weaken
the resolve of the enemy to be able to prosecute any campaign," he
said.
Explaining some of the tactics used by the Air Force to locate the girls, Famuyiwa said:
"The UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) has become a force
multiplier for us because its cheaper to run these platforms, you are
not putting men there (and) the risk of losing human beings is greatly
reduced. Again the UAVs have the capability to be airborne for up to eleven
hours and its quite cheap to maintain. So, we have been able to employ
the UAV to a great extent to carry out reconnaissance and surveillance
basically for intelligence gathering on the activities of the Boko
Haram."
He said that the UAVs have also helped the Air Force to understand
the terrorists’ pattern of movement and "how to be able to counter them
should they want to strike or spring any surprise".
Source: Channels TV