On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) eliminated 11 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in separate operations across Borno and Adamawa states, as disclosed by a military source, per Vanguard and Punch. In Bama’s Kukawa Local Government Area, eight fighters, including two commanders, were killed on September 15 during an ambush along the Baga–Cross Kauwa Main Supply Route, where insurgents detonated an IED and opened fire but were repelled by superior firepower (Web:0, Web:3). Recoveries included 14 motorcycles, AK-47 rifles, 7.62mm ammunition, anti-aircraft links, blankets, and drugs, with two gun trucks destroyed by the Air Component and Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) ISR platform (Web:0, Web:5). No troop casualties were recorded.
In Madagali’s Umbo village, Sector 1 troops, alongside the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and local hunters, neutralized three terrorists on the same day, recovering AK-47 rifles, ammunition, and a mobile phone (Web:0, Web:3). The military high command praised the troops’ commitment and urged residents to provide timely intelligence. These successes follow OPHK’s neutralization of 30+ insurgents in Darajamal on September 5, 2025, amid Borno’s ongoing insecurity, with 1,200 abductions reported in 2025 (Web:1, Web:6). X posts from @HQNigerianArmy (September 16, 2025) commended the operations, while @Naija_Activist noted 78% public support for military efforts but demands for civilian protection (Afrobarometer, 2025) (Post:3).
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