The Nigerian Army has killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists who attempted to infiltrate the Gamboru Ngala LGA of Borno State.
A security source told our correspondent that the troops, under the North East Joint Task Force ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, defeated the terrorists around 12pm on Saturday.
According to the source, arms and ammunition were also recovered during the night operation.
‘In a precision night operation, troops of Sector 1 from 24 Task Force Brigade Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) successfully defeated terrorists attempting to infiltrate into Gamboru Ngala from the Flatari axis.
‘The miscreants subsequently diverted towards Dikwa after suffering casualties, but were again ambushed and scores neutralised on the Dikwa-Marte road.
‘At approximately 23:50 hours on 25 October 2025, while manning a pre-established ambush position, the troops identified and engaged the hostile elements. The unit delivered heavy and accurate suppressive fire, forcing the insurgents to retreat in disarray.
‘At first light, following a period of limited visibility, the area was systematically exploited. The subsequent clearance operation confirmed a total of 10 insurgents had been neutralised.
‘A thorough search of the vicinity led to the recovery of a significant cache of arms, ammunition, and equipment.
‘Recovered items include firearms such as five AK-47 rifles, one PKT Machine gun, three locally-made (dane) guns and two fabricated pistols.
‘Ammunition also recovered are five AK-47 magazines loaded with 7.62mm special rounds, a huge cache of 7.62 x 54mm linked ammunition and boxes of cartridges, While equipment recovered includes two motorcycles, two bicycles and one radio.
‘Likewise, personal effects include one dane gun barrel, one water flask, one raincoat, one blanket, and assorted charms,’ he stated