Over 40 ISWAP Terrorists Killed In Fresh Borno Air Strike
Military officials said intelligence-led surveillance found the fighters massing for attacks, and the strike destroyed two vehicles and about 20 motorcycles.
- On Saturday, October 10, 2026, the Air Component of the Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI conducted a precision airstrike at Badu Village, Borno State, neutralizing over 40 Islamic State West Africa Province fighters, including a prominent commander.
- Intelligence reports indicated ISWAP fighters were assembling to launch coordinated attacks on troops operating within Sector 3, prompting identification of the targets as the Murabitun element, a specialized mobile fighting unit responsible for regional patrols.
- The operation destroyed two vehicles and approximately 20 motorcycles used for logistics, significantly degrading the group's fighting capability and disrupting planned assaults on military positions and surrounding communities in the Lake Chad region.
- In a separate engagement on Monday, troops of Operation HADIN KAI repelled a coordinated attack by insurgents on their Forward Operating Base in Garaha, Hong Local Government Area, neutralizing six terrorists while five soldiers sustained injuries.
- Theatre Command remains resolute in sustaining aggressive, intelligence-driven operations to deny terrorists freedom of action across the North East, maintaining heightened vigilance to prevent further attacks and recover operational assets.
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Soldiers kill 40 terrorists planning attack in Borno State, nigeria
By Isah OjoTroops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised over 40 fighters, including a prominent commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province, in a precision air strike on their enclave at Badu Village, south of Gudumbali in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State.The Army said the terrorists were neutralised on October 10, 2026, while preparing to launch coordinated attacks on troops operating within Sector 3 areas of responsibility.The acting Military Information Officer, Northea
OPHK air strike neutralises 40 terrorists in Borno
The Air Component of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) has dealt a devastating blow to Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, neutralising over 40 fighters, including a prominent commander, in a precision air strike on a terrorist enclave at Badu Village, south of Gudumbali in Guzamala LGA, Borno State.
Over 40 insurgents eliminated as Nigerian military pounds terrorists in Borno
No fewer than 40 fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, have been killed in a precision airstrike by the Air Component of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI. The Information Officer of the task force, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, […] Over 40 insurgents eliminated as Nigerian military pounds terrorists in Borno
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