Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised 10 Boko Haram terrorists and recovered a cache of weapons during a clearance operation in the border axis between Rann and Gamboru Ngala, near the Nigeria–Cameroon border.
The operation, which is part of sustained military offensives in the Southern Lake Chad region, targeted terrorist hideouts in the border community of Manawaji.
Speaking to Channels Television in Maiduguri, the Theatre Commander of the North-East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, confirmed that anti-aircraft ammunition and other ordnance weapons believed to have been looted during an earlier attack on the Cameroon Defence Forces were among the items recovered.
“Our troops are intensifying sustained operations to clear the Southern lakes in the border communities,” he stated.
“During this recent operation, the troops made contact with terrorists at a Cameroon border community, Manawaji, between Rann and Gamboru Ngala, and immediately engaged the terrorists, leading to ten of them being neutralised while several weapons and ammunition, including anti-aircraft ammunition, were recovered.
“We suspect the anti-aircraft ammunition was stolen in an earlier attack on Cameroon Defense Force positioned in Cameroon,” he added.
Ngala is located approximately 154 kilometres from Maiduguri, while Rann the headquarters of Kala-Balge Local Government Area is about 183 kilometres away. Both towns lie along Nigeria’s northeastern border with Cameroon and have been key flashpoints in the Boko Haram insurgency.
Major General Abubakar commended the troops for their commitment and resilience, noting that recent deployments of advanced combat equipment have significantly boosted morale.
He affirmed that the military remains resolute in its mission: “The theater will not relax until the last terrorist is neutralised in the region.”
