Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued 86 kidnapped victims and arrested 29 suspected Boko Haram logistics suppliers during coordinated operations in Borno State.

The Nigerian Army, in a statement issued on Sunday by the Media Information Officer of Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, said the operations were carried out by troops of the 135 Special Forces Battalion under Sector 2 on November 9, 2025.

According to the statement, the troops encountered Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists at Dutse Kura after discovering that the insurgents were abducting civilians and vehicles along the Buratai–Kamuya road.

The troops reportedly engaged the terrorists, foiled the abduction attempt, and pursued them toward the Mangari area, where they overpowered the insurgents in a follow-up encounter near a makeshift camp.

“During the clearance operation, the troops discovered 11 terrorists’ structures and rescued 86 kidnapped victims, including men, women, and children,” the statement read.

Items recovered include one AK-47 rifle, five magazines with 73 rounds, four PKT ammunition belts, five civilian vehicles, five motorcycles, eight bicycles, and two logistics tricycles. The army said the terrorists’ camp was destroyed in situ after clearance operations.

In a related operation, troops deployed at Mangada arrested 29 suspected logistics suppliers en route to Chilaria with various items, including two pickup vans and a tricycle loaded with Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, about 1,000 litres of petrol in jerry cans, four gallons of engine oil, two new gun truck tyres, a cache of medical consumables, and large quantities of foodstuffs and provisions.

The military high command commended the gallantry and professionalism of the troops, urging them to sustain the momentum to deny terrorists freedom of action across the North-East theatre.