Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Joint Task Force North East, have rescued 86 kidnapped victims, foiled a terrorist ambush, and arrested 29 logistics suppliers during counter-terrorism operations in Borno State.
According to military sources, soldiers of the 135 Special Forces Battalion under Sector 2 OPHK, on 9 November 2025, engaged Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists at Dutse Kura after receiving intelligence that the insurgents were abducting civilians and seizing vehicles along the Buratai–Kamuya Road.
The troops swiftly countered the attack, pursued the fleeing terrorists towards Mangari, and overpowered them in a follow-up encounter near one of their camps.
The insurgents fled in disarray, abandoning 11 makeshift structures, which were later destroyed.
A search of the area led to the rescue of 86 abducted victims, including men, women, and children. Items recovered included one AK-47 rifle, five magazines containing 73 rounds of ammunition, four PKT ammunition belts, five civilian vehicles, five motorcycles, eight bicycles, and two logistics tricycles.
In a related operation, troops deployed at Mangada intercepted and arrested 29 suspected terrorist logistics suppliers en route to Chilaria.
The suspects were found with two pickup vans and a tricycle loaded with about 1,000 litres of petrol, four gallons of engine oil, two new gun truck tyres, a large quantity of medical supplies, and significant amounts of foodstuffs and provisions.
All the operations were executed successfully without any casualties among the troops.
The Military High Command commended the gallantry and professionalism of the soldiers and urged them to sustain the tempo to deny terrorists freedom of action across the North East theatre of operations.
