‎Troops neutralise scores of terrorists in Borno, Yobe, recover arm ‎

OPHK Troops Neutralize Scores of Terrorists in Borno and Yobe States

‎The Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has achieved significant victories against Boko Haram, Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), and the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in recent counter-terrorism operations across Borno and Yobe states.

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‎On August 22, 2025, troops from the 21 Special Armoured Brigade successfully repelled a large-scale night attack on their Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Kumshe, Borno State. The terrorists, who were heavily armed, were met with fierce resistance. With crucial support from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), the troops conducted surveillance and precision bombardments, inflicting heavy casualties on the attackers. A subsequent exploitation of the area revealed over 20 terrorist corpses, some dismembered by the bombardment, which had been hastily buried in shallow graves. Troops also recovered a significant cache of weapons.

‎In a separate but simultaneous operation on the same day, troops from Sector 1 engaged terrorists in a firefight during an offensive at Dipchari, near Banki Junction in the Bama Local Government Area. Following the encounter, several terrorists were neutralized. The troops recovered one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) tube, two AK-47 rifles, two magazines, 16 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, and two motorcycles.

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‎The successes continued on August 23, 2025, when Sector 2 troops, in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), conducted a long-range tactical operation around the Ndoksa general area near Buni Gari, Yobe State. This operation resulted in the neutralization of additional terrorists and the recovery of one AK-47 rifle and two motorcycles.

‎These coordinated and sustained operations have effectively denied the terrorists freedom of action, degraded their fighting capabilities, and disrupted their logistics network within the region. The military high command has commended the troops for their exceptional performance and has urged them to maintain the momentum of their offensive actions.

‎Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have neutralised several terrorists in multiple operations across Borno and Yobe States, a military source has said.

‎The source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the operations were part of sustained efforts to deny Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists freedom of action in the North East

‎According to the source, on August 22, troops of the 21 Special Armored Brigade repelled a nighttime attack on their Forward Operating Base at Kumshe in Borno.

‎He said the terrorists, who launched the attack in large numbers with assorted weapons, suffered heavy casualties following combined ground resistance and precision air bombardments by the Nigerian Air Force.

‎“Exploitation after the encounter revealed more than 20 bodies of neutralised terrorists, including dismembered remains hastily buried in shallow graves. Some weapons were also recovered during the operation,” the source said.

‎He added that Sector 1 troops, on the same day, conducted offensive operations at Dipchari near Banki Junction in Bama Local Government Area, where scores of terrorists were killed in a firefight.

‎Items recovered, he said, included a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) tube, two AK-47 rifles, two magazines, 16 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, and two motorcycles.

‎The source further said that on Aug. 23, Sector 2 troops, in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force, carried out a long-range operation around Ndoksa near Buni Gari in Yobe, where more terrorists were neutralised.

‎“One AK-47 rifle and two motorcycles were recovered during the operation,” he said.

‎The source added that the coordinated operations had degraded the terrorists’ firepower, disrupted their logistics, and bolstered troops’ dominance in the region.

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