Troops kill over 20 insurgents, recover arms, ammunition in Yobe

Troops of the Join Task Force (North East) , deployed successful Goniri, nether Sector 2 of OPHK, person foiled bandits’ onslaught and neutralized implicit 20 bandits successful Goniri, Yobe State.

Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI successful a statement, said the bandits were initially detected done surveillance assets advancing simultaneously from Goniri colony and the Ngamdu junction axis successful an evident effort to encircle the subject location.

According to the statement, the gallant officers responded with superior firepower and tactical maneuvering, sidesplitting implicit 20 terrorists including a elder violent commandant identified arsenic Abu Yusu, the Munzir of Dursula.

Troops recovered respective violent bodies on with weapons and instrumentality abandoned during the retreat. It besides recovered aggregate instrumentality guns, AK-47 rifles, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), bombs, and assorted ammunition of assorted grades.

“Further exploitation and clearance operations by troops successful the wide country of Gwaigomari wrong the Timbuktu Triangle led to the find of further violent bodies during follow-up patrols conducted up to the aboriginal hours of Wednesday, 11 March 2026.” It said

It said troops that sustained injuries during the brushwood were instantly evacuat...