Troops of the Joint Task Force, North-East, under Operation HADIN KAI, have successfully repelled coordinated attacks by suspected fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province, killing more than 20 insurgents in Yobe State. The attacks targeted troops stationed in Goniri, under Sector 2 of the operation, from the night of Monday, March 9, through the early hours of Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
The military disclosed this in a statement yesterday by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Lt. Col. Sani Uba. According to the statement, the terrorists attempted to launch coordinated assaults from multiple directions in a bid to encircle the troops’ positions.
He explained that the terrorists were initially detected through surveillance assets as they advanced simultaneously from Goniri village and the Ngamdu Junction axis, noting that the troops responded swiftly with superior firepower and coordinated defensive manoeuvres. Reinforcements were mobilised, while the air component of the operation provided close air support, significantly degrading the terrorists’ fighting capability.
