Olaleye IDOWU
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), said it had swiftly repelled an ISWAP attack and launched a devastating follow-on counter-offensive on ISWAP in Borno State.
Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, in a statement, said it has also degraded terrorist capabilities, disrupted their logistics, and reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to dismantling terrorist networks across the North East region.
It said on 5 February 2026, at approximately some minutes to midnight, ISWAP terrorists conducted a failed attack on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Auno. Troops of Sector 1 thwarted the assault with disciplined firepower and tactical precision. Capitalising on this success,
Equally, on 9 February 2026, troops, in synergy with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) launched a bold counter-offensive along the Komala axis in Konduga LGA.
According to the statement, the troops engaged the retreating terrorists up to the Gidan Kaji axis, neutralising 16 terrorists, forcing scores to flee in disarray with severe injuries.
Troops also recovered over 20 bicycles, a large cache of logistic items, weapons, and other supplies critical to terrorist operations, even as it arrested suspected ISWAP logistics suppliers conveying a large quantity of drugs meant for terrorists around the Bukarti axis on the same day.
