Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI, have killed 48 terrorists and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition while repelling attacks on military positions in Bitta, Borno State, and Buni Yadi, Yobe State, between October 29 and 30, 2026.
The Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, adding that the troops thwarted attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters.
In Bitta, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, troops, supported by air assets, repelled a terrorist assault on the night of October 29. In a related operation, troops repelled an attack on the North East Theatre Training School (NETTS), Buni Yadi, Gujba LGA, Yobe State, following a five-hour engagement that involved coordinated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, alongside air and ground assets.
The counter-offensive in Buni Yadi resulted in 48 terrorists killed, with troops recovering 42 AK-47 rifles, five PKT machine guns, four general-purpose machine guns, one 60mm mortar, 105 AK-47 magazines and two video cameras.
Other recovered items included 30 rounds of 12.7mm armour-piercing incendiary ammunition, 2,738 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, 223 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition and 2,054 rounds of PKT ammunition.
The statement said one soldier was killed during the engagements, while two others sustained minor injuries and were responding to treatment. It added that troop morale remained high as operations continued across the theatre.
The military described the operations as a significant setback to the terrorists’ operational capabilities, reaffirming its commitment to denying insurgents freedom of action across the North-East.
