Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully repelled coordinated terrorist assaults on several military positions in Borno State, neutralising a number of insurgent leaders during the encounters.
The attempted attacks targeted military locations in Konduga, Marte, Jakana and Mainok, and were carried out between late Thursday night and the early hours of Friday.
This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force (North East), Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba.
According to him, troops on ground mounted a strong defence that prevented the attackers from capturing any of the targeted military formations.
“Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have once again successfully thwarted coordinated terrorist attempts to overrun troops’ locations in Konduga, Marte, Jakana and Mainok.
“The desperate attacks, launched between approximately 2230hrs uptill 0300 hours this morning, were met with overwhelming resistance from alert and determined troops who firmly held their defensive positions despite the intensity of the assaults.”
Uba explained that the troops subsequently launched coordinated counter-offensives with support from reinforcement units.
“In a well-coordinated response, troops executed simultaneous flanking manoeuvres alongside reinforcement teams drawn from Sectors 1 and 2, decisively routing the attacking terrorists and forcing them into disorganised withdrawals.”
He added that the confrontation led to the death of several terrorist commanders during the fighting.
“During the fierce engagements, several terrorist leaders, including key Amirs (Leaders), were neutralised while a number of insurgent fighters were eliminated during the counter-offensive.”
The spokesman further stated that the Air Component provided aerial support by launching targeted strikes against insurgents attempting to flee.
“In close coordination with the Air Component, multiple precision air strikes were conducted overnight against fleeing terrorist elements and identified hostile positions.”
He also noted that follow-up operations were ongoing to recover weapons and other equipment abandoned by the insurgents during their retreat.
