Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, operating under Operation Desert Sanity V and Siege Operations, have recorded significant operational successes across the North-East theatre, including the rescue of abducted civilians, neutralisation of a terrorist, and continued disruption of insurgent enclaves.
According to a statement from the Headquarters, Joint Task Force (North-East), the sustained offensive and stabilisation operations have also led to increased surrender of family members linked to insurgents, particularly within the Mandara Mountains axis.
In a notable humanitarian breakthrough, troops conducting offensive operations in the Amuda general area intercepted and rescued two abductees from Ngoshe community. The victims, identified as 20-year-old Maryam Muhammad and her infant son, Bello Muhammad, aged one year and four months, were among those abducted during a terrorist attack on Ngoshe on 3 March 2026.
Preliminary debriefing indicated that the victims were held within a terrorist enclave in the Mandara Mountains before escaping amid intensified military fire missions targeting insurgent hideouts, which forced the captors to abandon their positions. The rescued victims were subsequently given medical attention and reunited with their families through community leadership structures in Ngoshe.
In separate operations around Wulgo and the proposed COP Jagarawaji, troops, in collaboration with Civilian Joint Task Force personnel, conducted coordinated offensives across Wulgo, Gumsari, and Hausari general areas. During the operations, troops uncovered indications of terrorist presence, including makeshift medical facilities containing transfusion equipment and antibiotics, rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, and a uniform believed to belong to a terrorist commander. One terrorist was neutralised during the engagement, with no casualties recorded among own troops.
The sustained military pressure has also continued to trigger the escape and surrender of individuals linked to insurgent families. In the Gwoza axis, a 50-year-old woman, identified as Ghwa’a Biwa, escaped from a terrorist camp in the Mandara Mountains and surrendered to troops of 192 Battalion, citing intensified military operations and worsening living conditions within the enclave.
Similarly, two other individuals, identified as 19-year-old Binta Umaru and her two-year-old daughter, Hafsat Ibrahim, also escaped from a separate terrorist enclave in the Mandara Mountains and surrendered to troops along the Gwoza–Limankara axis. All surrendered persons have been screened, documented, and are undergoing further profiling in line with established procedures.
Military authorities stated that these developments reflect the growing pressure on insurgent networks and the gradual disintegration of their support structures, particularly within the Mandara Mountains and surrounding border communities.
The Joint Task Force reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining offensive operations aimed at rescuing abducted civilians, dismantling terrorist networks, and restoring lasting peace, security, and economic stability in the North-East region.
The military high command commended troops for their operational effectiveness and urged continued momentum in ongoing counter-insurgency efforts in the collective interest of national security.
