Operation HADIN KAI: Scores Of BH/ ISWAP Terrorists Neutralized In KALA BALGE

Yakubu Busari

The Troops of  Sector 1 Joint Task Force(JTF)  North East(NE),  Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have   neutralized scores of Boko Haram (BH) and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists who infiltrated Kala Balge town mounted on  gun trucks and motorcycles on Friday, 3 December 2021.

 

 

 

Brigadier General  Onyema Nwachukwu the Director Army Army Public Relations in a statement in Jos says ,The insurgents attacked troops deployed at the Forward Operational Base (FOB) Rann, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon.  Troops gallantly engaged the marauding terrorists with superior firepower, forcing them to abandon their mission and withdrew in disarray.

 

In the fierce battle for Kala Balge, troops defended the town and neutralized 26 BH/ISWAP terrorists. The gallant troops also captured terrorists’ combat vehicles, 18 AK 47 rifles and one M-21 rifle with large quantity of ammunition. Several  other equipment were also destroyed by troops.

 

Regrettably, two officers and five soldiers paid the supreme price, while three personnel who sustained gunshot wounds are currently receiving medical attention.

 

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has paid tribute to the departed heroes, who paid the supreme price in defending their fatherland. He has also commended troops for their gallantry in the North East,  especially with the recent successes  recorded in Gajiram and the Tumbus.