The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, has recorded major operational gains across Borno State, neutralising 44 terrorist combatants and disrupting critical bomb-making networks in a series of joint land, naval, and air engagements.
The offensive commenced on 26 October 2026, when ground troops executed precision strikes against terrorist enclaves in Kukawa Local Government Area following actionable surveillance intelligence, eliminating 28 insurgents and injuring six others during the encounter.
According to a statement issued by the Acting Military Information Officer for Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni, the maritime component at Naval Base Lake Chad in Baga launched subsequent offensive actions across the Lake Chad waters on 28 October 2026, neutralising eight additional terrorists and wounding 10 others.
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The joint operations culminated in a targeted air interdiction mission that intercepted an active improvised explosive device (IED) assembly unit, neutralising eight bomb-laying operatives and destroying their operational vehicle, motorcycles, and explosive stockpiles.
Theatre Command reiterated its commitment to sustaining operational pressure and urged host communities to provide continuous intelligence to security agencies.
