. Troops of Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have continued to sustain aggressive operations against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, with two successful encounters recorded in Kukawa and Umbo general areas of Borno and Adamawa States
According to the Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI on 16 September, 2025, in the first encounter on 15 September 2025, at about 8:00am, troops of Sector 3 on a scanning and picketing patrol along the Baga–Cross Kauwa Main Supply Route in Kukawa Local Government Area were ambushed by terrorists who detonated a Command Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and opened fire on the patrol team.
The troops stood their ground and engaged the terrorists with superior firepower, forcing them to retreat before reinforcements arrived. Follow-up reports confirmed that eight terrorists were neutralised, including two *Munzirs* and one *Qaid*. They were identified as Modu Dogo Munzir of Dogon Chukun, an unidentified Munzir, and Abu Aisha Qaid of Tumbun Mota. Several other fighters sustained gunshot wounds.
Items recovered included 14 motorcycles, AK-47 rifles with magazines, rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, anti-aircraft links, and several blankets as well as other sundry items to include drugs.Two gun trucks which could not be extricated due to terrain conditions around Alargarno and Doro Naira were subsequently destroyed and additional terrorists neutralised by the Air Component of OPHK with precision guidance support from the MNJTF ISR platform.
Importantly, no casualty was recorded among own troops. In a separate operation same day, troops of Sector 1 in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and hunters conducted offensive operations at Umbo in Madagali LGA of Adamawa State. During the encounter, additional three terrorists were neutralised, while others fled with gunshot wounds. Troops recovered AK-47 rifles, several rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, and one Itel mobile phone from the scene. There was no casualty recorded on the part of own troops.
The Military High Command while commending the troops' commitment to sustaining ongoing counter-terrorism efforts in the North East also called on residents to continue to support military operations with timely and credible information.
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