Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have reportedly killed 47 terrorists including top Commanders of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, Boko Haram faction.
RovingNaija learned that in a major boost, the combined troops, supported by the 21 Army Armoured Brigade Bama, stormed one of the deadliest camps of the insurgents in Gazuwa village in Bama Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State on June 12, 2022.
The camps, which were renamed by the terrorists as “Gazuwa or Markas” (Headquarters), and formerly known as Gabchari, Mantari, and Mallum Masari, haboured more than 3,000 terrorists and their families from the late Abubakar Shekau faction.
Troops made contact with the Boko Haram elements in the general area and engaged them in a fierce gun battle that lasted for more than three hours.
