Troops neutralise Boko Haram commander, 10 other fighters in Borno 

Troops neutralise Boko Haram commander, 10 other fighters in Borno

By Tada Jutha, Maiduguri

Troops of the Northeast Joint Task Force, Operation Desert Sanity V under Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in collaboration with the Civilian JTF have recorded another significant operational success with the neutralisation of a Boko Haram commander, Abu Khalid, and 10 other terrorists in Sambisa. Forest of Borno State.

Khalid and the other ten terrorists were killed in a Saturday night military operations in the Timbuktu triangle of the forest.

These were disclosed on Sunday in Maiduguri in a statement of the OPHK Media Information Officer, Lt-Col. Sani Uba.

He said: “Barely 24 hours after killing the ISWAP commander on Friday, troops made contact with terrorists at the Komala general area of Konduga Local Government Area during night offensives at 11:00 p.m., when Abu Khalid was a key figure within the terrorist hierarchy,” adding that Khalid coordinates operations and logistics in the Sambisa Forest.

Uba stated that following the successful engagement with terrorists, the troops also recovered five AK-47 rifles, magazines, over a dozen bicycles, assorted logistics and food items, as well as huge medical consumables.

He noted that there were no casualty recorded among the troops during the operation.

Instead, he said that the troops’ morale remains high as clearance operations continue across the forest, Mandara Mountains, Timbuktu Triangle, and other identified terrorist hideouts in the northeastern region.

The Military High Command commended the troops for their sacrifices and dedication in the fight against terrorism and other criminal activities in the region, urging them to sustain the operational tempo of degrading the remnants of terrorists.