By our defence correspondent, Maiduguri
Six ISWAP fighters met their end in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State over the weekend, after troops of the 29 Task Force Brigade and the Hybrid Force laid an ambush at the Targejeri crossing point.
Military sources say the operation was planned on the strength of intelligence that the insurgents were moving through the area. The troops waited, struck, and in the end, six fighters were down.
From the scene, the soldiers gathered one AK-47 rifle, three magazines and 169 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition. They also picked up two Android phones — an Infinix and a Redmi — three button phones and a handful of charms.
The Army described the ambush as further proof that intelligence-led operations and cooperation between security agencies are steadily squeezing insurgents out of the North-East, denying them room to move and strike.
In a statement, Captain Mohammed Goni, Acting Military Information Officer at Headquarters Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation HADIN KAI, said the success should serve as a warning: terrorists and their collaborators will keep facing decisive action wherever they operate.
He called on insurgents, informants, logistics suppliers and others aiding the group to abandon their activities or face the full weight of military operations, and urged residents to report suspicious movements to the authorities.
The Army, he added, remains committed to protecting lives and property, guarding the nation’s territorial integrity, and ensuring that communities scarred by insurgency can return to normal life — farming, trading and moving about — without
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