Troops Neutralise 12 Terrorists, Recover Weapons In Foiled Attack On Military Base

Troops of Sector 1 Joint Task Force, North-East ‘Operation HADIN KAI’ (OPHK), have again killed 12 members of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, with recovery of arms and ammunition on Wednesday.

Unfortunately, some soldiers of Sector 2 at Sabon Gari, in Damboa local government area of Borno State, were also confronted with an ISWAP attack supported by multiple armed drones in the early hours of Thursday, January 29, 2025, which led to the death of some soldiers.

This is as the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) intensified efforts to strengthen joint doctrine development as a critical tool for enhancing operational effectiveness across all theatres of operations.

A press statement issued and signed by the Media Information Officer, Headquarters OPHK, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, on Thursday, in Maiduguri, said troops of Sector 1 OPHK have conducted successful night to dawn surprise operations at Bula Dalo, where they neutralised over 12 terrorists, compelling the remnants to flee in disarray and leading to the recovery of four AK-47 rifles, one PKT anti-aircraft gun, one Rocket Propelled Gun, and one multiple grenade launcher.

The statement read: “In a well-coordinated dawn attack on 28 January 2026, troops of Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) conducted successful night dawn surprise operations at Bula Dalo, where they neutralized over 12 terrorists, compelling the remnants to flee in disarray and leading to the recovery of 4 AK-47 rifles, one PKT anti aircraft gun, one Rocket Propelled Gun, and one multiple grenade launcher.

“In a separate, deliberate operation at Garno terrorist camp, troops of Sector 1 further degraded terrorist capabilities by neutralising 6 terrorists, destroying their life-support structures, and recovering a huge cache of PKT anti aircraft ammunition.

“In a related development, troops of Sector 2 OPHK at Sabon Gari were also confronted with an ISWAP attack supported by multiple armed drones in the early hours of 29 January 2025.

“Although the terrorists briefly breached a part of the defensive location, the gallant troops swiftly repelled the assault, held their ground, and restored full control with timely reinforcement from nearby locations.

“Regrettably, some courageous troops and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force paid the supreme price in the course of defending the location, while an excavator and lowbed also got damaged as a result of the armed drone attack. Exploitation of the area is ongoing as operations continue to deny terrorists freedom of action,” Lt. Col. Uba stated.