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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised three suicide bombers and several of their escorts along the Guduf-Pulka axis in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sani Uba, Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation Hadin Kai, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
According to Uba, the suicide bombers were dispatched from the Mandara Mountains by the Ali Ngulde-led faction of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (Boko Haram).
He explained that the terrorists were intercepted and neutralised during a deliberate, intelligence-driven operation carried out by troops in collaboration with local volunteer forces before they could execute planned attacks on civilians.
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“Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have successfully neutralised three suicide bombers following a deliberate, intelligence-driven operation conducted along the Guduf–Pulka axis in Gwoza LGA of Borno State.
“The operation, executed through covert intelligence efforts by troops in collaboration with local volunteer forces, led to the tracking and neutralisation of the suicide bombers before they could carry out planned attacks on innocent civilians,” the statement reads.
Uba added that troops also inflicted heavy casualties on the terrorist escorts accompanying the suicide bombers, forcing the surviving elements to flee back into the Mandara Mountains under sustained military pressure.
During follow-up operations, the troops recovered four AK-47 rifles abandoned by the fleeing terrorists, while two motorcycles used by the group were destroyed.
The statement further noted that Operation Hadin Kai had intensified efforts to detect, track, and neutralise suicide bombers and other terrorist elements operating from the enclave, leveraging human intelligence, communication intercepts, and other intelligence-gathering capabilities.
