Soldiers kill 40 terrorists planning attack in Borno

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai killed at least 40 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, including a commander, during a precision airstrike in Borno State. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the strike took place over the weekend in a terrorist enclave located in Badu Village, south of Gudumbali in the Guzamala Local Government Area. Punch and Punch Nigeria report that the operation was conducted by the troops of Operation Hadin Kai.

Daily Post Nigeria reports that the intelligence-led operation followed credible information that ISWAP fighters had gathered to plan coordinated attacks against troops in Sector 3. The Air Component of the Joint Task Force, North East, conducted aerial surveillance and targeted a building occupied by the terrorists.

The operation also destroyed approximately 20 motorcycles and two vehicles used by the group for logistics and offensive operations, according to Daily Post Nigeria. Captain Mohammed Goni, the information officer for the task force, stated that the strike significantly weakened the group's fighting capability.

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