Nigerian troops killed at least 18 terrorists and destroyed multiple enclaves during coordinated operations in Borno State on Wednesday, as security Forces intensify efforts to curb insurgency in the northeast.
According to military spokesperson Sani Uba, the offensives—conducted alongside air force units and local auxiliaries—targeted terrorist hideouts and supply routes in the Timbuktu axis and Bulabulin forest. Eleven terrorists were killed in Bulabulin, while seven were neutralised in the Timbuktu area.
The operations form part of a broader campaign to dismantle strongholds linked to Boko Haram, which has waged a 17-year insurgency in the region, killing thousands and displacing about two million people.
The military said air support enabled surveillance and precision strikes, with follow-up actions ongoing to track fleeing militants after recent attacks on military bases that claimed the lives of several troops, including senior officers.