38 Killed as Nigerian Troops Intensify Offensive Against Terrorists in Borno

38 ISWAP terrorists have been killed by troops from the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI, OPHK.

The operation was conducted on Saturday morning, according to a statement sent by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, the Joint Task Force’s media information officer.

Before the military defeated them, the terrorists attacked the FOB Mandaragirau in Sector 2, Borno State.

The statement claimed that the military used well-planned ambushes and a calculated offensive-defensive strategy to confront the terrorists and drive them into a chaotic retreat.

In order to improve targeted kinetic responses against the assault, the troops were reportedly given close air support by the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI.

Further significant losses were caused by exploitation along the terrorists’ escape routes.

Eight dead have been found within the immediate engagement area, and human information from locals has confirmed that over thirty more terrorists’ bodies and weapons were scattered along the Garin Mallum–Garin Gajere axis into the Timbuktu Triangle, resulting in the neutralization of about 38 terrorists.

Blood trails and abandoned equipment served as proof of this. While reporting no casualties, troops also found seven AK-47 rifles, eight magazines, four RPG bombs, and various ammo. One MRAP was struck by RPG fire, but the injured were quickly treated.

The statement went on, “The extent of enemy losses has sparked widespread celebration among local communities and highlights the sustained dominance of OPHK troops in denying terrorists freedom of action.”