Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, have foiled multiple terrorist attacks and intensified offensive operations against insurgent logistics networks across the North-East theatre.
In a statement signed by the Media Information Officer, Headquarters Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant-Colonel Sani Uba, the troops also arrested suspected terrorist logistics suppliers and safely detonated an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted along the Goniri–Ngamdu axis. The device was intended to target troops and commuters.
The statement further revealed that troops deployed in Damboa thwarted a planned attack by Boko Haram-ISWAP terrorists after detecting their movement through surveillance systems.
Troops engaged the insurgents, forcing them to withdraw in disarray, while follow-up exploitation operations confirmed their retreat.
Similarly, troops successfully repelled attempted attacks on farmers and communities in Gwoza and Askira Uba Local Government Areas of Borno State, forcing the insurgents to flee towards the Mandara Mountains and adjoining areas.
In another development, troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, operatives, arrested a suspected logistics supplier, Mohammed Adamu, aged 26, at Muna Garage.
Items recovered from the suspect include 25 litres of engine oil concealed in sacks, the sum of N624,900, a mobile phone, a power bank, a national identity card, and ATM cards. Preliminary findings indicate he had been supplying logistics, including motorcycle parts, to terrorists over an extended period.
In a related operation, troops deployed in Gubio, alongside intelligence operatives and CJTF members, conducted targeted raids, leading to the arrest of 13 suspected terrorist logistics suppliers and collaborators.
Troops also recorded major successes in dismantling terrorist logistics supply chains. At Molai, two suspected Boko Haram collaborators were arrested while loitering within a defensive area under suspicious circumstances.
In Maiduguri, troops intercepted vehicles conveying large quantities of suspected terrorist logistics along the Maiduguri-Mafa road. The consignments, equivalent to two truckloads, were concealed in sacks and included cartons of medical drugs, motorcycle tubes and tyres, mosquito nets, rolls of mats, air filter cylinders, and detergents.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the items were being transported without clearance towards Kusuri, a border community near Chad. The vehicles, drivers, and recovered items have been handed over for further investigation.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
