Intelligence assessments have confirmed that operatives of the Nigerian military, under Operation HADIN KAI, neutralized several high-profile terrorist commanders and scores of fighters during a recent air strikes in the Lake Chad region.
A security expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this in a report he posted on his official X handle on Wednesday.
Quoting military sources, Makama said the strikes, conducted on May 31 around the Kirta and Arina Ciki general areas, targeted known terrorist enclaves and logistical hubs following actionable intelligence on insurgent activities within the region.
According to him, post-strike battle damage assessments indicated that among those neutralised were Khalifa Umar, a prominent member of the terrorists’ Shura Council from Sigir, alongside two other field commanders identified as Abdallah and Abduljalil.
The sources disclosed that the operation resulted in the elimination of more than 50 terrorists.
In addition to the loss of key personnel, several logistics facilities, supply depots and life-support structures used by the terrorists were destroyed during the strikes, further degrading their ability to sustain operations across the Lake Chad Basin.
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