Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have repelled a coordinated attack by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists in Borno State, rescued nine abducted civilians and arrested suspected insurgent collaborators during a series of operations conducted between June 11 and 12, 2026.
The military disclosed this in a statement on Saturday by the Acting Media Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Lt. Col. Haruna M. Sani.
According to the statement, troops recorded significant operational successes, including the rescue of abducted children, the arrest of suspected terrorist collaborators and logistics suppliers, and the recovery of weapons and other operational materials.
In one of the operations, troops of Sector 2, conducting fighting and perimeter clearance patrols around the Amuda area, rescued three children identified as Ali Usman, 15, Umar Ibrahim Abubakar, 15, and Fatima Abubakar, 12.
The military said preliminary investigations revealed that the children escaped from terrorist enclaves in Saha and Chinene in the Mandara Mountains following sustained military offensives in the area.
