Troops of ‘Operation HADIN KAI’ have foiled an alleged Boko Haram/ISWAP extortion mission in Yobe State, neutralising one terrorist and recovering weapons, ammunition and logistics items during an intelligence-led operation.
Key Highlights:
- Troops of Operation HADIN KAI foiled a Boko Haram/ISWAP extortion mission in Yobe State.
- One terrorist was killed while others escaped after a military encounter.
- Troops recovered weapons, ammunition, drugs, and logistics items from the operation.
- The mission disrupted suspected terrorist efforts to collect illegal levies from residents.
- The military said it will continue intelligence-led operations to combat terrorism in the North-East.
According to a statement on Tuesday by the acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) ‘Operation HADIN KAI’, Captain Mohammed Goni, the operation was carried out by troops of Sector 2 in collaboration with the 27 Task Force Brigade.
The military said the troops acted on credible intelligence indicating that terrorists were moving in two Volkswagen Golf vehicles and on motorcycles to collect illegal levies from residents in communities around the Paya Kafiya axis.
The troops, deployed from the Forward Operating Base Bukarti, reportedly launched an aggressive fighting patrol on July 19, 2026, and intercepted the suspected terrorists.
During the encounter, one of the Volkswagen Golf vehicles was engaged and immobilised, while its driver was killed.
The military said four other terrorists abandoned the vehicle and fled into nearby bushes with gunshot wounds after being overwhelmed by superior firepower.
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Follow-up exploitation operations conducted on July 20 along the Paya Kafiya-Garin Gada axis led to the recovery of the abandoned vehicle, 25 rounds of belted PKT ammunition, one loaded AK-47 magazine, 15 empty PKT ammunition cases, assorted drugs, including paracetamol and nicotine products, as well as mechanical tools believed to have supported the terrorists’ logistics operations.
The military said the operation dealt another blow to Boko Haram/ISWAP logistics and funding networks by preventing the terrorists from extorting money from civilians.
It added that ‘Operation HADIN KAI’ would continue intelligence-driven offensives in collaboration with other security agencies and with the support of law-abiding citizens to eliminate terrorism and restore lasting peace across the North-East.
