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A coordinated air-land assault has decimated ISWAP terrorists who attempted to attack a military base in Gonori in Borno State, the Nigerian army said on Sunday.
The attackers advanced from the Mandunari axis at around midnight on Saturday and were detected early by an ambush team, according to a statement by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force (North East).
“Troops immediately executed a well-coordinated spoiling attack which caught the terrorists in a devastating killing zone,” Uba said.
“No part of the camp was breached and no equipment was lost.”
Uba said platforms from the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI and the Nigerian Army Aviation scrambled and completed a “well-synchronised air-land assault that decimated the retreating insurgents and sealed the totality of their defeat.”
According to Uba, exploitation of the general area revealed extensive blood trails, body parts, and battle damage consistent with scores of terrorist casualties, in addition to terrorist corpses recovered within the immediate vicinity.
Uba said items recovered include one General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), two PKT, five AK-47 rifles, several belts of assorted ammunition, and other personal effects.
“Wounded soldiers are stable and receiving appropriate medical attention,” Uba said.
He added that exploitation operations are still ongoing within the general area to consolidate gains and track fleeing terrorists.
“This latest failed attack reinforces the unrelenting operational dominance of OPHK and the futility of terrorist aggression against well-fortified and battle-ready troops across the Theatre,” Uba said.
OPERATION HADIN KAI TROOPS DEFEAT ISWAP ATTEMPT ON GONORI, DECIMATE TERRORISTS IN DEVASTATING AIR-LAND ONSLAUGHT
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have dealt a crushing blow to ISWAP terrorists, decisively defeating a lnight attack on 120… pic.twitter.com/kJV8vphk8y
— Nigerian Army (@HQNigerianArmy) May 10, 2026
