Troops of Operation Hadin Kai Theater Command in Maiduguri have launched a major operation aimed at chasing out the remnants of terrorists tormenting communities within and surrounding Timbuktu Triangle and Sambisa Forest.
According to media intelligence expert, in the North East region, Zagazola Makama, the troops, in conjunction with the Civivilan Joint Task Force (CJTF) hybrid force, reportedly descended on locations infested by the terrorists across the infamous forest with the overall mandate of clearing the entire forest of everything with the semblance of terror and related criminalities.
Consequently, the combined operation, codenamed Operation Desert Sanity III, rescued 25 persons, comprising 16 women, two men, and seven children, from the terrorists’ captivity.
“The combined operation advanced from base across the clusters of the terrorists’ locations towards Aulari Ngoromari and Alafa with few encounters with the terrorists who fled the scene before the arrival of the troops,” Makama said.
“The troops increased the tempo of its activities and recorded recoveries of various types of weapons belonging to the terrorists, the troops coasted to harbour unscathed, vibrating the determination, high morale and readiness to launch the second phase of the operation in Sambisa Forest on May 11, 2024.
“The troops who have vowed to decisively rid the infamous Sambisa Forest of all forms of terror and criminality, stormed the Njimia, and Farisu villages.
“During the operation, several suspected BH/ISWAP Terrorists were neutralized, while others escaped with bullet wounds.”
