The Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) has, in seven months of operations, killed 438 Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists.
The Theatre Commander, OPHK, North-east Sector 1, Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, who made this known on Saturday at the Christmas Luncheon in Maiduguri, Borno State, said the operations were coordinated between May and December.
Abubakar said the operatives have also recovered 254 assorted weapons, 300 units of Starlink communication devices and rescued 366 civilians from various terrorist enclaves.
“The surrender of 881 JAS/ISWAP fighters and their families, among other accomplishments, further underscores the progress made,” he said.
The army general said that the Christmas celebration coincided with their dry season operations in the Theatre.
He, however, assured the Chief of Army Staff of the unwavering commitment of their gallant forces to maintain the tempo of operations.
Abubakar also attributed the successes recorded in the Joint Operations Area (JOA) to the Chief of Army Staff’s interventions.
PUNCH Online had earlier reported that Troops of Operation Hadin Kai repelled a coordinated attack by the Islamic State West Africa Province on a Forward Operating Base in Mairari, Borno State, killing several terrorists in the process.
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