Army pounds ISWAP terrorist, recovers weapons, logistics in Yobe

Troops of Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, OPHK, person killed a Boko Haram violent aft foiling ISWAP ngo aimed astatine extorting guiltless civilians successful Yobe State.

This is contained successful a connection by Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni connected Tuesday.

Goni said portion acting connected credible and actionable quality connected the question of 2 Volkswagen Golf vehicles and motorcycles conveying suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists to cod amerciable levies from section communities, troops of Forward Operating Base, FOB, Bukarti, successful conjunction with 27 Task Force Brigade, swiftly deployed connected an assertive warring patrol to the Paya Kafiya axis astatine astir connected 19 July 2026.

According to him, the troops made interaction with the terrorists and instantly engaged them with overwhelming and superior firepower. 

The spokesperson added that during the ensuing firefight, 1 of the Volkswagen Golf vehicles was successfully engaged and immobilised, portion its operator was neutralised. 

He stressed that being incapable to withstand the troops’ overwhelming combat superiority, 4 different terrorists abandoned the conveyance and fled into the surrounding bush with gunshot wounds. 

He reiterated that the travel up exploitation operations conducted connected 20 July 2026 on the Paya Kafiya–Ga...