Troops of Sector 2 of the North-East Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have foiled a Boko Haram extortion mission and neutralised a terrorist driver during an operation along the Paya-Kafiya axis of Yobe State.
The military said troops also recovered an AK-47 magazine, ammunition and other items during the operation conducted on July 19, 2026.
The Acting Media Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday.
He said the operation successfully disrupted a terrorist plot aimed at extorting innocent civilians and further degraded Boko Haram/ISWAP networks by denying them access to illicit sources of funding.
According to Goni, troops acted on credible intelligence that two Volkswagen Golf vehicles and motorcycles were transporting suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP members to collect illegal levies from communities in Bukarti village.
“Troops of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bukarti, in conjunction with the 27 Task Force Brigade, swiftly deployed an aggressive fighting patrol to the Paya-Kafiya axis on July 19, 2026,” he said.
He added that the troops made contact with the terrorists and engaged them with superior firepower. During the exchange, one of the Volkswagen Golf vehicles was immobilised and its driver was killed.
