Troops rescue 47 captives in fresh Borno operation

Troops of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI, person rescued much than 47 persons, mostly women and children, who were held captive by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, fighters successful Kangarwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.

The improvement was disclosed successful a connection issued on Monday by the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni.

According to the statement, the victims were rescued connected June 20, 2026, pursuing sustained subject operations targeting ISWAP enclaves successful the Lake Chad region.

The subject said continuous crushed and aerial offensives mounted by troops forced the terrorists to wantonness their positions, creating an accidental for the captives to regain their freedom.

“The palmy rescue cognition was made imaginable done sustained assertive unit and relentless violative operations conducted by OPHK troops against ISWAP enclaves successful the Lake Chad region,” the connection said.

Military authorities said the sustained violative disrupted activities wrong the violent camps, cr...