Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, says it has repelled ISWAP attacks resulting in the elimination of scores of the terrorists and recovery of cache of arms.

In a statement, the Media Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba says the terrorists attempted to infiltrate the location on Forward Operating Base Magumeri BORNO state in the early hours of 7th May 2026 but were contained by higher fire power.

Though the criminals recorded minor breaches on an isolated section of the camp, troops fought decisively contained the attack by eliminating scores of the terrorists.

The troops’ exploitation of the area revealed extensive blood trails and the recovery of terrorist corpses, confirming heavy casualties inflicted on the invaders. The troops also recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from the fleeing terrorists .

Two soldiers paid the supreme price in the operation while an officer and a wounded soldier are currently stable and receiving medical attention.

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