By Chimezie Godfrey
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have repelled coordinated terrorist attacks on military locations in Konduga, Marte, Jakana and Mainok in Borno State, killing several insurgent leaders during the engagements.
The attacks occurred between late Thursday night and the early hours of Friday.
The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force (North East), Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
According to him, the troops mounted strong resistance and prevented the terrorists from overrunning the military bases.
“Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have once again successfully thwarted coordinated terrorist attempts to overrun troops’ locations in Konduga, Marte, Jakana and Mainok.
“The desperate attacks, launched between approximately 2230hrs uptill 0300 hours this morning, were met with overwhelming resistance from alert and determined troops who firmly held their defensive positions despite the intensity of the assaults.”
He said the troops carried out coordinated counter-attacks supported by reinforcement teams.
“In a well-coordinated response, troops executed simultaneous flanking manoeuvres alongside reinforcement teams drawn from Sectors 1 and 2, decisively routing the attacking terrorists and forcing them into disorganised withdrawals.”
Uba said several terrorist commanders were killed in the fighting.
“During the fierce engagements, several terrorist leaders, including key Amirs (Leaders), were neutralised while a number of insurgent fighters were eliminated during the counter-offensive.”
He added that the Air Component also carried out precision strikes against fleeing insurgents.
“In close coordination with the Air Component, multiple precision air strikes were conducted overnight against fleeing terrorist elements and identified hostile positions.”
He noted that exploitation operations were ongoing to recover weapons and other equipment abandoned by the terrorists.
Troops Kill Insurgent Commanders, Repel Coordinated Attacks In Borno
