The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN),said on Friday that troops during the week sustained impressive offensive operations against terrorists in furtherance of its constitutional mandate .
It said it’s troops will continue to defend the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and protect the lives and property of all citizens.
Director of Defence Media Operation ,DDMO, Major General Michael Onoja who stated this while giving the account of military personnel activities between April 30 and May 7, 2026, said troops recorded significant operational successes during the week.
The successes, he added included “the neutralization of scores of terrorists, the rescue of kidnapped civilians, the recovery of large caches of arms and ammunition, and the arrest of criminal collaborators, logistics suppliers, and illegal arms manufacturers.”
He said that the achievements made by troops are “indicative of the professionalism, valour, and unwavering commitment of the men and women in uniform who daily place their lives on the line to restore peace and security to the nation.”
According to him, troops of Operation HADIN KAI are maintaining an unrelenting pressure on Boko Haram/ISWAP remnants across Adamawa, Borno, Taraba and Yobe States.
Significantly, on April 30, 2026, a night ambush in Bama LGA of Borno State resulted in the neutralization of four terrorists, with an AK-47 rifle and associated ammunition recovered at the scene.
While , in Gwoza LGA of Borno State, troops intercepted and rescued six women and children who had been abducted from Ngoshe community during a terrorist raid on March 3, 2026, reunited them with their families after weeks in captivity.
Surprisingly, three repentant terrorists voluntarily surrendered to troops in Geidam LGA of Yobe State, while a suspected terrorist logistics supplier who was arrested during a stop-and-search operation in Yunusari LGA of Yobe State was found in possession of items strongly indicative of terror group affiliation, including turbans, veils, and a substantial sum of cash.
Another terrorist who had been coerced into joining an armed group following his abduction on the Monguno-Gajiram road also surrendered to troops, underscoring the increasing erosion of morale within the remnants of the terrorists.
“Offensive operations were further intensified when troops executed a three-pronged offensive in Damboa LGA of Borno State, successfully clearing multiple communities including Dusu, Multe, Hawan Burum, Abala, Kimba, and Sabon Gari.”
During this operation, one terrorist was captured and two neutralized, while an AK-47 rifle, motorcycles, and other equipment were recovered.
He said that in Taraba State a raid led to the arrest of a suspected gunrunner in Donga LGA and, in a follow-up operation three additional suspects were apprehended in Takum LGA.
In the process of their arrest troops recovered a fabricated pistol, a pump action rifle, dane guns, AK-47 magazines, and various calibres of live ammunition, thus confirming the existence of an active arms supply network in the region.
A covert operation in Bama LGA of Borno State further led to the arrest of a female terrorist accomplice who had been awaiting evacuation to a terrorist enclave, while separate raids in Kaga LGA, Borno State, netted two suspected terrorists and a watchlisted informant whose mobile phone contained contacts of intelligence value.
Similar military offensive operations were conducted
by troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA across Katsina and Zamfara States with equal successes and with devastating impact on terrorists.
He said of significant note was the operation in Kankia LGA of Katsina State, where troops on fighting patrol intercepted and neutralized two terrorists who were advancing towards a village with hostile intent, recovered an AK-47 rifle, a motorcycle, mobile phones, and cash.
While a simultaneous patrol in Kankara LGA of Katsina State forced fleeing assailants to abandon two motorcycles and a mobile phone in their haste