Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have thwarted a series of coordinated assaults by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on military formations in Borno State, killing several insurgents and seizing a cache of weapons and ammunition.
The attacks targeted Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in Mayanti, Gajigana and Gajiram between the night of February 28 and the early hours of March 1, 2026.
In a statement released on Sunday, the Media Information Officer of Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, confirmed that the troops successfully repelled the offensives.