Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in collaboration with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and Hybrid forces have killed eleven suspected Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in an extreme intrusion into the insurgents enclaves in Sambisa forest in Borno state.
The terrorists met their waterloo during the intelligence led sustained offensive which was conducted between May 31 and ended on June 4, 2023 in the terrorists hideouts within the axis of Damboa and Chibok Local Government Areas.
Intelligence sources close to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region, said that the troops stormed and cleared some of the terrorists’ hideouts in Bale, Tirke, Mandari, Molgoi, Bego, Yarwa, Ngurna.
The sources said that some weapons, ammunition and other logistics were recovered during the joint military operations.