The military crush on terror terrorist attacks in Borno, killed a dozen battle of fierce weapons

Nigerian troops under the Hadin Kai (OPHK) operation have expelled coordinated terrorist attacks in Borno, giving heavy blows for rebels who tried to control military positions in Buratai and Mallam Fatori.

In a statement issued on Thursday, Captain Reuben Kovangiya, Acting Deputy Director of the Army Public Relations for OPHK, confirmed that the attack attempt, which occurred on June 5, 2025, was rejected by joint troops and joint air.

“In other coordinated efforts by land forces and the Hadin Kai Operation Air (OPHK) component, a number of terrorists have been neutralized, with a variety of weapons and ammunition found, in foil attacks on troops in Buratai, regional government regions and Fatori Mallam, Local Government areas in Borno states,” The Read.

According to Kovangiya, the attack on Buratai was launched in the early morning, with terrorists trying to deceive infiltrating military bases from various directions.

“The attack that failed in Buratai occurred in the early days of Thursday, June 5, 2025, when terrorists tried to deceive the location of troops from all approaches.

The troops, however, quickly involved terrorists with heavy shots, while the air component provided close air support to the dashing troops, “he said.

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Joint response proved to be destroying. Some rebels were reportedly killed, and large weapons cache, including AK-47 rifles, general destination machine rifles (GPMG), rocket grenades (RPG), and other military class equipment, found from scenes.

“The coordinated efforts of land forces and air components showed military commitment to deny the freedom of terrorist acting,” Kovangiya stressed.

In addition to successfully neutralizing the initial threat, Nigerian troops were reported to have pursued a escaped rebels, maintaining offensive and sustainable cleaning operations in the surrounding area.

“Some lifeless terrorist bodies were found, and large cache weapons and ammunition were found,” he added.

Since then the military has launched further exploitation of these regions, with sustainable air surveillance and sustainable support as part of a wider counter -contacation campaign in the region.