Troops of the Nigerian military under the Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, have eliminated 10 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in a coordinated offensive near the Nigeria-Cameroon border, specifically between Rann and Gamboru Ngala in Borno State.
This was revealed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations Headquarters, Theatre Command Operation HADIN KAI, Reuben Kovangiya.
According to Kovangiya, “Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI have launched a series of offensives aimed at ridding the North East of ISWAP/Boko Haram terrorists.”
The military operation, which targeted terrorist hideouts in the southern Lake Chad region, reportedly resulted in the recovery of a significant cache of arms and ammunition.
“In a recent coordinated operation in terrorists’ hideouts in the southern Lake Chad region of Borno State, scores of insurgents were neutralised, and a large cache of arms and ammunition was recovered,” the statement read.
The operation, conducted at Manawaji—situated between Rann and Gamboru Ngala—led to a confrontation between troops and insurgents.
“During the operation which was conducted between Rann and Gamboru Ngala, close to the Cameroon border at Manawaji, troops made contact with the terrorists.
“Following the intense firefight, the determined and well-equipped troops eliminated 10 terrorists who, according to intelligence, have been disrupting peace in the general area.
“The gallant troops also recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition, including anti-aircraft ammunition, suspected to have been looted from an earlier attack on Cameroonian Defence Force in Cameroon,” Kovangiya disclosed.
He further reiterated the Nigerian Army’s commitment to maintaining pressure on the insurgents across the region.
“While the resilient troops have been commended for the great feat, they have vowed to totally deny the terrorists freedom of action in the general area, as well as sustain offensive against the terrorists in the entire North East Region, in line with the directives of the Chief of Defence Staff, in order to achieve the mandate of Operation HADIN KAI,” Kovangiya assured.
