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Troops killed Boko Haram commanders, 11 others in Borno, recovered arms, ammunition
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Troops killed Boko Haram commanders, 11 others in Borno, recovered arms, ammunition
By Madu Mohammed, Maiduguri.
Two top Boko Haram commanders, Abu Nazir (Munzir of Juye) and Abu Fatima (Munzir of Koloram) and 11 other insurgents were killed by the troops of operation Hadin Kai, in Bita and wulgo town of Gwoza and Bama local government areas of Borno.
The Operation Hadin Kai in a statement made available to journalists in Maiduguri by its spokesman, Lt Col Sani uba yesterday said the two commanders were killed in separate operation on 21st and 22nd August, 2025.
“in furtherance of the counter insurgency operations across the North East theatre of operations, the ground troops and air component of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have neutralized 13 Boko Haram terrorists, including 2 top commanders in a foiled attacks on Bitta and Wulgo in Borno State on 21 and 22 August 2025. The top commanders identified as Abu Nazir (Munzir of Juye) and Abu Fatima (Munzir of Koloram), were eliminated during a fierce gun battle at Wulgo”, the statement said.
The statement further said “the troops during the operations, recovered AKA-47 rifles, a cache of ammunition and 6 motorcycles belonging to the insurgents”.
The military high command has lauded troops for the feat and urged them to sustain the offensives in the face of daunting challenges.”the statement added.
