Two Soldiers Killed as Troops Crush ISWAP Assault, Neutralise over 50 Insurgents in Yobe
- Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI killed over 50 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists during a failed assault on Headquarters 27 Brigade and Buni Gari Checkpoint in Yobe State on 8 May 2026.
- The assault began around 2:00 AM, with terrorists attacking from multiple directions, but troops repelled them using tactical defense and firepower, preventing any breach of the camp.
- The Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI provided intelligence and precision air strikes, neutralizing an additional 20 terrorists during the coordinated air-land operation.
- Two soldiers died in the battle, and troops continue operations to track fleeing insurgents and prevent regrouping.
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Troops neutralise 50 terrorists, losses 2 soldiers in Yobe attack
By Ndahi Marama, Damaturu Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have killed 50 members of Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters in a failed assaults launched on Headquarters 27 Brigade at Buni Gari and the Buni Gari Checkpoint of Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe state. The incident which took place in […]
Nigeria army says killed 50 militants in northeast
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AFP) : Nigeria’s military said it killed at least 50 militants during clashes this week at a base in the country’s northeast, the heartland of a long-running Islamist insurgency. Since 2009, the country has been battling Boko Haram and its splinter faction the Daesh West Africa Province (Daesh-WAP), which both seek to establish an Islamist caliphate in the region. The military said the militants were killed Thursday as forces…
Troops Crush ISWAP Assault On Buni Gari, Kill 50 And Seize Arms Cache
Troops Crush ISWAP Assault On Buni Gari, Kill 50 And Seize Arms Cache By Ahmed Liman Kingimi, Maiduguri The Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have repelled a large-scale, coordinated ISWAP attack on Headquarters of 27 Brigade at Buni Gari and the Buni Gari Checkpoint, killing no fewer than 50 terrorists and recovering a substantial cache of arms and ammunition. The assault began in the early hours of Thursday, 8 May 2026, at about 0200 …
Nigeria Troops Kill 50 ISWAP Fighters in Buni Gari
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have crushed a large-scale coordinated attack by ISWAP terrorists on Headquarters 27 Brigade at Buni Gari and the Buni Gari Checkpoint in Yobe State, killing no fewer than 50 insurgents, the military said on Friday. The assault was launched at approximately 0200 hours under the cover of darkness by a large number of terrorists from multiple axes, according to a statement by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Informa…
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