Nigerian troops don kill 48 Islamist fighters wey attack bases for Borno and Yobe, while Navy Marines for Lake Chad neutralise another 34 ISWAP and Boko Haram fighters for separate operations, according to reports.
Reuters carry the account say the troops kill the 48 fighters after the attacks on bases for the two states. For the Lake Chad side, the Navy Marines work with 403 Amphibious Brigade of the Nigerian Army under Operation Hadin Kai.
Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, Director of Information for the Navy, talk say the operations follow intelligence. Him explain say on 28 October 2026, the Marines strike terrorist elements, and initial report put the number of fighters wey die for eight. But a later Battle Damage Assessment raise the figure to 28.
For another strike on 30 October 2026, Marines wey dey Naval Base Lake Chad hit one Boko Haram enclave for Dumba. Folorunsho say Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions first identify and monitor the fighters before the precision strike. Preliminary assessment put the number wey die around six, while several others collect injury.
Him still add say the casualty figures go still pass through verification as operational assessments continue. The Navy describe the Marines, wey dem set up recently, as force multiplier under Operation Hadin Kai, say their work don help target terrorist enclaves, block their movement and deny the fighters free hand for Lake Chad.
For another report, Truth Nigeria talk about one displaced pastor wey Boko Haram give impossible choice: pay $33,500 or lose him wife.
Boko Haram start for 2002, when Mohammed Yusuf found am for Maiduguri, capital of Borno State. The group aim na to overthrow the Nigerian government and put Islamic law regime for ground. The name mean say Western education no dey allowed. The group don carry attacks against Christians, security forces, police, media, schools and Muslims wey dem see as collaborators. The matter catch international attention for April 2014 when dem kidnap 276 schoolgirls for Borno State. Britannica chronicle the insurgency and the years of attack.
Meanwhile, one column by Bayo Oluwasanmi for Sahara Reporters claim say Boko Haram dey roam free under government protection. The column argue say the group na state-sponsored, and e point to interview wey retired naval commodore Dr Kunle Olawunmi give Channels TV for August 2021, where him talk say some Boko Haram sponsors na governors, some dey Senate, and some dey Aso Rock. The column claim say nobody, including the government, never refute wetin Olawunmi talk. Those na allegations from the writer, no be confirmed findings.
