By Joy Odor Reportcircle News
The operational map of Borno State is shifting once again, as troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) sustain a rolling offensive that is breaking terrorist resistance, collapsing long-standing enclaves and forcing fighters to surrender under pressure.
Across multiple axes in the state, Nigerian forces have intensified clearance operations, fighting patrols and blocking maneuvers, targeting Boko Haram and ISWAP elements in what military sources describe as a deliberate strategy to deny terrorists space, supply and survival.
On January 10, 2026, according to Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, the Media Information Officer
Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI in a press statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, sustained troop pressure along the Azir–Wajiroko axis reached a breaking point.
He mentioned that Operating under Operation DESERT SANITY V, soldiers closed in on fleeing fighters, cutting off escape routes and logistics lines.
The result was decisive: 11 terrorists surrendered, handing over their AK-47 rifles and assorted ammunition, a rare but telling sign of eroding morale within insurgent ranks.
The surrender followed a day earlier by a major blow to terrorist infrastructure.
On January 9, OPHK troops swept through the Bulaagalda cluster, dismantling a network of active camps and enclaves spread across Dagumba, Bonne, Yaganari, Gosuri and Umchile.
Among the sites destroyed were the notorious Abu Nazir and Abu Ahmed camps, long associated with planning, logistics and recruitment.
Troops systematically tore down life-support structures that sustained the insurgents, crippling their ability to regroup.
Items recovered during the operation included terrorist flags, weapons and loaded magazines, underscoring how active the camps had been before the assault.
Parallel offensives in the Yale and Bula Gaida areas compounded the pressure.
As fighters fled, soldiers uncovered and destroyed additional logistics facilities, seizing weapons, ammunition and a general-purpose machine gun, further shrinking the terrorists’ operational capacity.
Acting on credible intelligence, troops later engaged JAS/ISWAP elements operating between Sojiri and Kayamla villages, neutralising eight terrorists in a sharp encounter and recovering more AK-47 rifles.
In Gubio Local Government Area, soldiers arrested two suspected logistics collaborators, accused of supplying terrorists with critical support, a move military commanders say is key to choking off insurgent lifelines.
Military officials insist the operations are far from over.
Troops remain deployed across key corridors, determined to maintain pressure, dismantle remaining networks and prevent any resurgence.
As camps fall, fighters surrender and collaborators are tracked down, the strategy is clear: deny terrorists territory, morale and means.
For communities across Borno, the message from the battlefield is unmistakable the push for lasting peace in the North East is being pursued not with words, but with sustained action on the ground.
