Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK with renewed vigour have successfully defeated terrorist attacks on multiple locations across the Joint Operations Area, in the early hours of Thursday.
In a statement signed by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant-Colonel Sani Uba, between midnight and 0400 hours, the terrorists launched coordinated assaults on troops’ positions in Dikwa, Mafa, Gajibo and Katarko, situated in Sector 1 in Borno State and Sector 2 in Yobe State.
In all instances, 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.
The precision strikes, coupled with enhanced battlefield awareness provided by Theatre Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, ISR 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, seven PKT machine guns, five RPG tubes, two General Purpose Machine Guns, 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.
Intelligence further revealed the terrorists who attacked Dikwa and Gajibo manoeuvred from the Cameroon axis, while those that attacked Katarko emerged from the known terrorist enclave, Timbuktu Triangle.
Some of the gallant troops were wounded in action but are in stable condition.
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Some vehicles and buildings were also gutted by fire from the terrorists’ armed drones and RPG fire during the battle, especially in Mafa and Dikwa, where a part of the defences was momentarily breached.
The Military High Command has commended the gallantry, doggedness and renewed charge of the troops.
Their steadfast performance once again reaffirms the military’s unwavering resolve and capacity to defend the country’s territorial integrity against all threats, especially with the introduction of more boots and critical combat enablers into the theatre.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
