Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have neutralised 13 terrorists in a failed ambush and improvised explosive device, IED, attack on a military convoy at Kareto in Borno State.

Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI, said in a statement that the ambush occurred on September 3, 2025 while the troops were escorting humanitarian trucks along the Gubio–Damasak road.

He stated that the troops pursued the terrorists, exploited the area, and recovered eight AK-47 rifles, 10 AK-47 magazines, and a large cache of 7.62mm ammunition.

Other items recovered included a camel bag, several rolls of detonating cord wires used for making IEDs, as well as several primed IEDs.

“Unfortunately, a soldier was slightly wounded in action but stable, 4 MRAP tyres damaged while two of the trucks were engulfed in flames during the encounter,” the statement read.

It added that the troops have sustained deliberate operations in the general area to deny the terrorists freedom of action, while continuing humanitarian operations by providing security for relief materials, which have since been secured and moved to Damasak.

Troops neutralise 13 terrorists, recover weapons in Borno