Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters says troops under Operation Hadin Kai have killed more than 30 militants and facilitated the return of over 700 Nigerian refugees within the past week.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this to reporters on Monday, noting that the successes followed intensified, intelligence-driven ground and air operations targeting Boko Haram, ISWAP, and JAS fighters.
According to Onoja, the operations were conducted jointly by ground forces, air components, and local security groups as part of a broader military push across Nigeria’s northeast.
He said troops carrying out clearance operations in the Timbuktu Triangle around Kimba in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State neutralised more than 20 militants, including a notorious commander identified as Julaibib.
The Timbuktu Triangle has long been considered a strategic hideout and transit corridor for insurgent groups operating in the region.
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