The Director Defence Media Operation, Major General Markus Kangye has said that during the last week in May 2025, troops of Operation HADIN KAI recorded huge successes in its operations.
Among the successes included the following:
(a)Surrender of ISWAP/JAS Terrorists. From 30 May – 4 June 2025, scores of terrorists comprising adult males and females as well as children surrendered to troops as operational tempo heightens up during the week.
(b.) Offensive Operations. Between 30 May – 5 June 2025, troops, in conjunction with security agencies and hybrid forces, conducted offensive operations in Dikwa, Gwoza, Bama, Kondugga, Damboa, Abadam.
During the operations, some terrorists were killed while 6 them were arrested. Also, 22 kidnapped victims were rescued. The troops also recovered arms and ammunition as well as bombs, IEDs/IED making materials, hand grenades, anti-Aircraft ammunition, motorcycles, and vehicles amongst others.
(c.) Arrest of Terrorist Collaborators. Troops arrested 16 terrorists logistics suppliers, collaborators and a drug peddlers in well-coordinated operations conducted in Damaturu, Yunusari and Geidam LGAs of Yobe State a well as Damboa, Konduga Gwoza and Kaga on 1 – 4 June 2025. Amongst the items recovered were IED making materials, armmoured, fabric matrials,mobile phones, motorcycles, and vehicles, while the sum of N38,900.00 was also recovered from them.
(d) Rescued of kidnapped victims. Troops, using non-kinetic efforts, rescued 12 kidnapped victims that escaped from terrorists’ camps around Tumbun Dilla in Kukawa LgA of Borno State on 30 May 2025.
(e)Terrorists Activities. Troops responded to information about terrorists’ activities in Biu, Mobbar, and Gwoza LGAs of Borno State from 30 May – 2 June 2025. During the encounters, troops killed some terrorists and rescued 16 kidnapped victims when their camp and equipment were burnt insitu.