Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- The Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI has neutralised more than 40 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters, including a prominent commander, in a precision airstrike on a terrorist enclave in Badu Village, south of Gudumbali, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State.

The strike, conducted on October 10, 2026, targeted the terrorists' hideout following intelligence reports that ISWAP fighters were planning coordinated attacks on troops operating within Sector 3 of the Joint Task Force's area of responsibility.

According to a statement issued on Monday by the Military Information Officer at the Headquarters of Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni and made availa...