Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have successfully defeated terrorist attacks on multiple locations across the Joint Operations Area in the early hours of today.
Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, said in a statement that the terrorists launched coordinated assaults on troops’ positions in Dikwa, Mafa, Gajibo, and Katarko, situated in Sector 1 and Sector 2, between midnight and 0400 hours.
Uba said the troops stood firm, fought gallantly, and professionally repelled the attacks, dealing the terrorists a heavy decisive and bloody blow.
“The coordinated offensive response was supported by air platforms of the Air Component Command of OPHK,” Uba said.
The precision strikes, coupled with enhanced battlefield awareness provided by Theatre Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance assets, gave troops additional leverage and impetus to respond with overwhelming and lethal force.
The combined ground and air efforts resulted in the neutralisation of over 50 terrorists across all the locations.
Troops also recovered 38 AK-47 rifles, 7 PKT machine guns, 5 RPG tubes, 2 GPMGs, and hand grenades, along with thousands of assorted belted and loose rounds of different calibres.
Additionally, over 70 of the wounded miscreants are still being pursued by ground troops supported by the Air Component in close coordination.
