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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said its fighter jets successfully combined with ground troops to repel the latest Boko Haram attack on Bita village in Borno state.

Dele Alonge, NAF’s director of public relations and information, confirmed this in a statement.

He said a large number of insurgents were killed in the operation, carried out by Nigerian forces in the area.

Alonge said the air force would continued to provide combat air support to the ground force in all operations carried out by Nigerian troops in the north-east.

“The Nigerian air force using its Alpha-Jet, provided combat air support to the ground force to attack the insurgents where they were observed to be mopping up to carry out a deadly attack on the village,” the statement read.

“Consequently, a large number of the insurgents were killed and several others, injured.”

Alonge said the NAF Alpha-Jet also conducted an armed reconnaissance along Bita to Gwoza road, and through Yamtege, Hamdaga, Dure and Pulka.

According to him, NAF will continue to give all necessary support to the ground force, through its intensified and persistent efforts in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram.

He said the momentum would be sustained in the ongoing operations against the insurgents in the north-east, until all portions of Nigeria’s territory were safe and free from the insurgents.