{"id":124948,"date":"2026-01-13T17:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=124948"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:02:20","slug":"troops-neutralise-8-terrorists-force-surrender-of-11-fighters-in-borno-offensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/troops-neutralise-8-terrorists-force-surrender-of-11-fighters-in-borno-offensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops Neutralise 8 Terrorists, Force Surrender of 11 Fighters in Borno Offensive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have intensified offensive operations against Boko Haram and ISWAP elements across Borno State, leading to the neutralisation of terrorists, destruction of enclaves and the surrender of 11 fighters.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to a statement signed by the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, sustained operations along the Azir\u2013Wajiroko axis forced 11 terrorists to surrender with their AK-47 rifles and assorted ammunition.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The statement said that on January 9, 2026, OPHK troops conducted extensive clearance operations in the Bulaagalda cluster, where several terrorist camps and enclaves were destroyed at Dagumba, Bonne, Yaganari, Gosuri and Umchile.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDuring the operations, troops dismantled life-support structures, degraded terrorist logistics and recovered items including terrorist flags, weapons and magazines,\u201d the statement said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It added that similar offensives carried out in the Yale and Bula Gaida areas compelled fleeing terrorists to abandon additional logistics facilities, which were subsequently destroyed. 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