Again, troops repel Boko Haram/ISWAP attacks in Borno and Yobe states

… Kill implicit 50 terrorists, retrieve arms, ammunition

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri

Troops of Joint Task Force, North East ‘Operation HADIN KAI’ (OPHK) with renewed vigour person successfully defeated violent attacks connected aggregate locations crossed the Joint Operations Area successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday, 23rd October 2025.

A credible subject root who is not authorised to speech to the property confirmed to our analogous successful Maiduguri Thursday greeting that troops’ positions successful Dikwa, Mafa, Gajibo, and Katarko, situated successful Sector 1 (Borno State) and Sector 2 (Yobe State), were targeted successful the failed attacks oregon invasion.

He revealed that the troops’ firepower resulted successful the neutralisation of implicit 50 terrorists crossed each the locations.

He added that troops besides recovered 38 AK-47 rifles, 7 PKT instrumentality guns, 5 RPG tubes, 2 GPMGs and manus grenades, on with thousands of assorted belted and escaped rounds of antithetic calibres.

It was besides gathered that implicit 70 of the wounded miscreants are inactive being pursued by crushed troops supported by the Air Component successful adjacent coordination.

“The coordinated and simultaneous attacks by equipped terrorists took spot betwixt midnight and 0400 hours.

“The terrorists launched coordinated assaults connected troops’ positions successful Dikwa, Mafa, Gajibo, and Katarko, situated successful Sector 1 (Borno State) and Sector 2 (Yobe State), respectively. In each instances, troops stood firm, fought gallantly, and professionally repelled the attacks, dealing the terrorists a heavy, decisive, and bloody blow.” The Source said.

He added that the coordinated violative effect was supported by aerial platforms of the Air Component Command of OPHK.

“The precision strikes, coupled with enhanced battlefield consciousness provided by Theatre Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) assets, gave troops further leverage and impetus to respond with overwhelming and lethal force.

“The combined crushed and aerial efforts resulted successful the neutralisation of implicit 50 terrorists crossed each the locations. Troops besides recovered 38 AK-47 rifles, 7 PKT instrumentality guns, 5 RPG tubes, 2 GPMGs and manus grenades, on with thousands of assorted belted and escaped rounds of antithetic calibres.

“Additionally, implicit 70 of the wounded miscreants are inactive being pursued by crushed troops supported by the Air Component successful adjacent coordination.

“Intelligence further revealed the terrorists who attacked Dikwa and Gajibo manoeuvred from the Cameroon axis, portion those that attacked Katarko emerged from the Timbuktu Triangle, a known violent enclave.

“Some of the gallant troops were wounded successful enactment but are successful unchangeable condition. Some vehicles and buildings were besides gutted by occurrence from the terrorists’ equipped drones and RPG occurrence during the battle, particularly successful Mafa and Dikwa, wherever a portion of the defences was momentarily breached.” The Source further disclosed.

He noted that the Military High Command has commended the gallantry, doggedness and renewed complaint of the troops. Their steadfast show erstwhile again reaffirms the military’s unwavering resoluteness and capableness to support the nation’s territorial integrity against each threats, particularly with the instauration of much boots and captious combat enablers into the theatre. End

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