The troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Joint Task Force, North East, have rescued 86 kidnapped victims and also arrested 29 logistics suppliers in the ongoing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in Borno State.
Its Media Information Officer, Sani Uba in a statement issued Sunday said the operation carried out by the troops of 135 Special Forces Battalion, under Sector 2 OPHK on 9 November 2025, encountered Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists at Dutse Kura after discovering that terrorists were abducting civilians and vehicles along the Buratai–Kamuya Road.
He explained that the troops thwarted the attack, pursued the terrorists towards Mangari, and overpowered them in a follow-up encounter near a camp, forcing the insurgents to flee in disarray.
Uba noted: “A search of the area led to the discovery of 11 makeshift terrorists’ structures and the rescue of 86 kidnapped victims comprising men, women, and children.”
He added that items recovered included; one AK-47 rifle, five magazines with 73 rounds, four PKT ammunition belts, five civilian vehicles, five motorcycles, eight bicycles, and two logistics tricycles.
Uba stressed that the terrorists’ camp was destroyed after clearance operations.
In a related operation, troops deployed at Mangada, arrested 29 terrorist logistics suppliers enroute Chilaria with several items.
Uba said recovered items include two pickup vans and a tricycle loaded with Premium Motor Spirit, about 1,000 litres of petrol in jerricans, four gallons of engine oil, two new gun truck tyres, huge cache of medical consumables, and large quantities of foodstuffs and provisions.