The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has recorded another major breakthrough in its counter-terrorism campaign, forcing a fresh batch of top Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commanders to surrender under sustained military pressure.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni and made available to The News Chronicle on Monday.
The terrorists, described as key figures within the ISWAP network, abandoned their enclaves and surrendered to troops operating in the North-East theatre following relentless offensive operations driven by credible, timely and actionable intelligence.
Military authorities disclosed that the surrendered commanders are currently in a secure facility undergoing profiling, debriefing and other established procedures in line with operational protocols.
The latest surrender underscores the growing impact of Operation HADIN KAI’s sustained offensive, which has continued to dismantle terrorist enclaves, cripple command and logistics structures, and deny insurgents freedom of movement across the region.
According to the military, the continuous pressure has significantly weakened the terrorists’ fighting capability while eroding morale within their ranks and leadership.
In the past week alone, no fewer than 76 terrorist fighters, alongside some of their family members, surrendered to troops.
The military attributed the successes to its comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy, which combines precision combat operations, intelligence-led missions and coordinated joint efforts with security partners.
Operation HADIN KAI reaffirmed its commitment to completely defeating terrorism in the North-East, stressing that operations against the remaining insurgents will continue relentlessly until they are either neutralised or compelled to surrender.
