Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have neutralised another Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists’ kingpin, Malam Jidda in Ngazalgana Gujba local government area of Borno state along with several other terrorists in the Timbuktu Triangle.
The feat was achieved in a renewed offensive against the insurgents, with close air support from the air component of the operatives.
A statement issued by Reuben Kovangiya, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations Headquarters Theatre Command, Operation HADIN KAI, in Maiduguri on Sunday,said the terrorists’ commander, who is said to be the Ameer of Ngorgore, met his waterloo alongside other terrorists during a coordinated ground and air operations launched by OPHK on June 9, 2025.
During the operations in Ngazalgana, troops came in contact with the terrorists, subduing them with superior firepower, resulting in the killing of Malam Jidda, while others fled with gunshot wounds.
Troops also while on a snap ambush from another front into the Timbuktu Triangle, came in contact with the terrorists, engaging them with heavy fire.
In a related development, continued exploitation of Mallamfatori general area in Abadam local government, where troops recently neutralised several terrorists, led to the discovery of other neutralised bodies of terrorists, and recovery of assorted arms and equipment.
Items recovered during the coordinated offensives include: AK-47 rifles, terrorists’ motorcycles, large quantity of ammunition, Ak – 47 rifle magazines, Rocket Propelled Gun tubes, hand grenades, hand held radios and sundry items.
