Omo, this one na serious matter wey just land for our radar! Troops wey dey operate under Operation Hadin Kai don shake ground as dem find three hideouts wey terrorists dey use hold people for Timbuktu Triangle wey dey Borno and Yobe states. Na so 70 captives don dash comot, and 32 insurgents don collect their last bus fare!
As per wetin Lt. Col. Sanni Uba, wey be the Media Information Officer for the Joint Task Force North East talk, this operation no be small wahala. E take dem two weeks of sharp, coordinated moves to achieve this feat wey dey make security forces dey feel correct again. Dem don carry this operation enter villages wey people don dey think say na ‘no go area’ since forever.
In fact, this wahala na continuation of wetin dem dey call Operation DESERT SANITY V. Na so the troops pressure the terrorists to the extent wey dem abandon their strongholds and their hideouts wey get serious importance to ISWAP operational plans. With the breakthroughs wey dem don accomplish now, dem don put the terrorists for check like never before!
According to Sanni, between January 21, 2026, till now, naim troops dey uncover and destroy three major detention camps. These camps fit hold over 300 people, so you fit imagine how many lives dey in danger before this operation. Wetin be bad news for terrorists na good news for the captives wey don link up with freedom!
During this heavy fight, na 32 of those bad guys don fall down flat, including two of their big men dem wey dem dey call Qaids, and three Munzirs. Others wey dey present no fit even vex, because dem don also suffer serious injury. The soldiers no gree make dem regroup, as dem dem demolish all the detention facilities, so nobody fit go back to use am again.
Sanni come talk say this operation no be just tactical victory, but e don reduce ISWAP enforcement power and dem ability to gather ransom from civilians wey dey live for the area. The escape of those detainees go also help military operations with plenty intel wey fit unravel more gists about the terrorists.
Even though everywhere no too gree calm down, the morale of the troops dey high, and dem dey ready to continue the fight until Nigeria dey free from any form of wahala wey dey involve terrorism. Our soldiers dey show resilience, and dem dey determined to restore peace and security for the North East.
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