Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI, have achieved significant operational successes in the North-East, including the arrest of a suspected logistics supplier to ISWAP terrorists and the safe repatriation of 700 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon into Borno State.
A military source told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday that the second phase of the voluntary repatriation of Nigerians from Cameroon was carried out successfully at the Banki border in Bama Local Government Area. Troops of the 152 Task Force Battalion, alongside other security agencies, provided full security during and after the exercise to ensure the safety of the returnees. About 700 individuals arrived at the border on January 31 and were subsequently integrated into Banki town under a coordinated security and humanitarian framework. Relief materials, including mats and accommodation support, were provided by the Federal Government through the National Refugee Commission in collaboration with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), with distribution facilitated by the Borno State Government.
The source further disclosed that combined troops of the 273 Task Force Tank Battalion and 29 Task Force Brigade apprehended a suspected ISWAP/JAS logistics supplier at Jakana village in Konduga Local Government Area on February 2. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, an indigene of Jakana, had been providing logistics support to terrorist elements in the area and is currently in military custody for further interrogation.
Troops of Battle Group IV, while conducting offensive operations along the Mulumkoloye axis of Konduga, recovered two bicycles, sacks of vandalised cables, and iron rods suspected to have been abandoned by criminals on sighting the advancing troops. Additionally, troops of the 73 Battalion, supported by the Civilian Joint Task Force and Hybrid Force, carried out cordon and search operations in the Mashirmami general area to flush out suspected terrorists and collaborators.
The military source emphasized that these operations demonstrate sustained pressure on terrorist networks, disruption of their logistics chains, and reinforced efforts to restore security and normalcy across the North-East.
