One terrorist has been neutralised and assorted weapons recovered by troops of Operation Hadin Kai in an ambush along the Banki axis of Borno State thereby successfully disrupting the movement of the Islamic Movement for West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists, according to a report by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency analyst.
The operation was said to have been conducted between Thursday Nov 13 and the early hours of Friday November 14, 2025.
Sources said the ambush team made contact with terrorists mounted on motorcycles and carrying assorted weapons as they moved from Bula-Daloye towards the Mandara Mountains.
The sources said the troops engaged the terrorists with superior firepower, forcing them to flee in disarray.
“During exploitation of the general area, troops recovered one terrorist corpse, one AK-47 rifle, two AK-47 magazines, and two motorcycles,” he said.
The sources added that an unconfirmed number of fleeing terrorists were suspected to have escaped with gunshot wounds.
The sources confirmed that no casualty was recorded on the part of the troops, and no equipment was lost in the operation.
The operation is part of ongoing efforts by the Joint Task Force (North-East) Operation Hadin Kai to deny terrorists freedom of movement and degrade their capability across the theatre.