ARMY ELIMINATES NOTORIOUS TERRORIST KINGPIN JIDDA, OTHERS IN YOBE, BORNO
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Agency Report
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have taken out a notorious ISWAP commander, Malam Jidda, along with dozens of his fighters in a joint air and ground offensive conducted in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State and the Timbuktu Triangle in Borno.
The operation was confirmed in a statement released on Tuesday in Maiduguri by Capt. Reuben Kovangiya, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations at the Headquarters Theatre Command of Operation Hadin Kai.
The offensive, which began on June 9 in the Ngazalgana area of Gujba LGA, was supported by coordinated airstrikes from the Air Component of OPHK.
“Malam Jidda, who was identified as the Ameer of Ngorgore and Malumti villages, met his end during a fierce engagement with troops, who overpowered the terrorists with superior firepower,” the statement said.
The statement noted that some terrorists escaped with gunshot wounds, while others were neutralised during a follow-up encounter in the Timbuktu Triangle, where troops conducted a snap ambush operation.
“In the course of continued exploitation in the Mallamfatori general area of Abadam LGA, where recent offensives had been recorded, troops discovered more bodies of neutralised terrorists and recovered an array of arms and equipment,” it added.
It listed recovered items to include AK-47 rifles, motorcycles, rocket-propelled gun tubes, magazines, large quantities of ammunition, hand grenades, hand-held radios, and other logistical items.
The army spokesman noted that the renewed offensive underlines the effectiveness of the ongoing counter-insurgency efforts by Operation Hadin Kai, supported by precise and timely air strikes.
He reaffirmed the Theatre Command’s commitment to completely defeat Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents and the restoration of peace and security in the North-East.
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