Troops Foil Terrorist Infiltration, Arrest Logistics Suppliers In Borno

The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), working with local security stakeholders, has foiled an attempted terrorist infiltration and disrupted terrorist logistics and support networks across the North-East region.

Lieutenant Colonel Haruna M. Sani, Acting Media Information Officer (North East), disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday night.

According to the statement, troops responded quickly after terrorists were sighted advancing towards the North East Theatre Training School in Buni Yadi at about 9:00 a.m. on June 9, 2026. During the operation, the troops neutralized two terrorists and recovered a motorcycle.

In another operation, troops of the 25 Brigade Garrison, working alongside the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), arrested two suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP logistics suppliers identified as Mallam Bako Ibrahim and Abu Aji along the Sierra 4 axis in Damboa.

Similarly, troops of the 162 Amphibious Battalion, in collaboration with the CJTF along the Mandaragirau–Sabon Gari Road, arrested another suspected logistics supplier, Musa Idi.

Investigations revealed that the suspects were involved in providing logistics support to terrorists operating within Damboa Local Government Area.

Items recovered from the suspects included 19 wristwatches, one large mat, one transistor radio, two cartons of agro-allied chemicals, and other materials allegedly meant for terrorist use.

The suspects and the recovered items are currently in custody for further investigation and necessary action.

In a related development, combined troops of Sector 2 and the CJTF arrested a 23-year-old suspect, Adams Shittima, in Damboa town at about 5:58 a.m. on June 9, 2026.

The suspect was intercepted while attempting to procure farm implements and mosquito nets for terrorist elements.

During preliminary interrogation, he confessed to providing both logistics support and information to terrorists operating within Damboa Local Government Area, further exposing the network of collaborators sustaining insurgent activities in the area.

The military high command commended the troops for their professionalism, vigilance, resilience, and unwavering commitment in the ongoing fight against terrorism and criminality.