Troops neutralise two high-profile ISWAP leaders, others in Borno.
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By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The troops of Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have killed 15 Boko Haram terrorists, including two (2) prominent ISWAP Qayids, Abu Musanna and Hassan Abu Huraira in Kerenoa, Marte Local Government Area of Borno State.
This is as the Theatre Commander of OPHK, Major General Ibikunle Ajose on Thursday commissioned the newly constructed three blocks of 12-family Corporals and Below Quarters (CBQ) at Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri.
The commissioning forms part of activities to commemorate the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu’s one year in office, which also reflects his commitment to improving troops’ living conditions, strengthening morale and enhancing operational effectiveness. In a press statement signed by the Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni on Thursday said: “Troops of OPHK continued to record operational successes through sustained intelligence-led offensive operations aimed at degrading terrorist capabilities and dismantling their networks across the theatre. “In a further operation, OPHK air assets, at about 9:20 pm on 28 October 2026, conducted an armed reconnaissance and air interdiction mission in the Kerenoa Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, resulting in the neutralisation of 15 terrorists and the destruction of an IED hideout. “The mission followed intelligence reports on terrorist activities in the area.
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