Military air strikes neutralise 103 terrorists in North-East
The Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has reported the neutralisation of 103 terrorists and the destruction of several logistics hubs and storage facilities in seven precision air strikes…
Operation Hadin Kai is the Nigerian military's ongoing counter-insurgency campaign in the North-East, launched to succeed earlier operations against Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The region has endured more than a decade of insurgency that has displaced millions and disrupted farming and trade across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, and air strikes on camps, logistics bases and fighter movements have remained a central tactic in the military's efforts to degrade the groups' capacity to plan and resupply attacks.
Casualty figures from such operations are issued solely by the military and are difficult to verify independently, as access to remote conflict areas is limited and insurgent groups rarely confirm losses. Vanguard's report centres on the JTF's account of seven precision strikes on terrorist logistics and storage facilities, while Channels TV adds a timeframe, noting the strikes were carried out between October 10 and 18, 2026. Neither report includes independent verification of the death toll, details on which specific locations were targeted, or information on the identities of those killed.