Tag: #OperationHadinKai
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BETTER PAY, BETTER FIGHT: TROOPS’ MORALE RISES ON IMPROVED WELFARE
From higher allowances to better feeding and faster rotations, Nigerian troops say improved welfare is boosting their confidence on the battlefield. Fresh findings show that welfare conditions for frontline soldiers have significantly improved, lifting morale across operations under Operation Hadin Kai and beyond. Troops revealed that monthly operational allowances have jumped to about ₦60,000, up…
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TROOPS ARREST 354 SUSPECTS, RESCUE OVER 400 KIDNAP VICTIMS IN FEBRUARY
From the North-East to the Niger Delta, the Armed Forces say major gains were recorded against terrorists, oil thieves and bandits in just one month. The Defence Headquarters says troops arrested 354 suspects linked to terrorism and other crimes in February, rescued 409 kidnapped victims and neutralised several terrorists nationwide. At a media briefing in…
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TROOPS SCORE BIG IN NORTH-EAST: SUSPECTED ISWAP SUPPLIER ARRESTED, 700 REFUGEES RETURN HOME
Security forces ramp up pressure on terrorists while aiding safe repatriation of Nigerians from Cameroon. Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have achieved major wins in the North-East, arresting a suspected ISWAP logistics supplier in Jakana, Borno, and safely repatriating 700 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon. Meanwhile, combined forces of 273 Task Force Tank Battalion and 29…
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TROOPS UNCOVER TERRORISTS’ MASS GRAVE IN BORNO
Another grim sign of militants’ losses in the North-East. Nigerian troops have uncovered a mass grave holding about 20 terrorists killed during recent military operations in the notorious Timbuktu Triangle of Borno State. According to the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, the bodies were buried by fleeing terrorists after deadly encounters with…
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NAF AIR STRIKE CRUSHES TERROR LOGISTICS HUB IN BORNO’S TUMBUNS
Nigerian Air Force jets unleashed hell Sunday on a terrorist workshop and vehicle stash at Dabar Masara in Borno’s Southern Tumbuns, vaporizing armed fighters and supply lines in a razor-sharp Operation HADIN KAI hit that underscores the military’s intel-fueled dominance over Boko Haram remnants. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame revealed how days of ISR flights nailed…
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JOINT TASK FORCE HADIN KAI RESCUES 86 KIDNAPPED VICTIMS, THWARTS TERRORIST AMBUSH IN BORNO
Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have successfully rescued 86 kidnapped men, women, and children from Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists during coordinated operations in Borno State. The troops, from the 135 Special Forces Battalion under Sector 2, engaged insurgents at Dutse Kura along the Buratai–Kamuya Road, where they responded to…
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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE DELIVERS DEVASTATING BLOWS TO TERRORISTS, BANDITS IN PRECISION AIRSTRIKES
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully neutralized scores of terrorists and bandits through precise airstrikes across Borno, Kwara, Katsina, Zamfara, and Kaduna States. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations, confirmed the operations on November 9 as part of intensified counterterrorism missions under Operation HADIN KAI and Operation FANSAN YAMMA. In Borno, strikes…
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COAS WARNS TROOPS: FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION IN DECISIVE INSURGENCY PHASE
Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, Chief of Army Staff, has charged troops of Operation HADIN KAI in Maiduguri to gear up for a critical phase in the war against Boko Haram and ISWAP, where success is non-negotiable. Addressing troops, Shaibu revealed the Army’s deployment of battle-tested senior officers and new equipment, promising full support from command. “This…
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NIGERIAN ARMY CHIEF VOWS RELENTLESS OFFENSIVE TO CRUSH INSURGENCY IN NORTH EAST
Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, the Chief of Army Staff, has pledged that Nigerian troops will maintain relentless operations against insurgents until all their support and sanctuaries are eliminated. On his first operational tour of the Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai, Shaibu urged soldiers to intensify efforts to crush remaining insurgents and restore lasting peace to the…
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TROOPS OF OPERATION HADIN KAI NEUTRALIZE 10 TERRORISTS IN BOORO, SECURE ARMS AND EQUIPMENT
The Nigerian military’s Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) has successfully neutralized 10 terrorists and recovered a significant cache of arms, ammunition, and equipment in fresh encounters along the Gamboru–Dikwa–Marte axis of Borno. The operation, confirmed by Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, the Media Information Officer for OPHK, involved intense night combat in which the troops thwarted a terrorist…
