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OPERATION HADIN KAI: SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON BORNO’S SECURITY REALITY

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April 10, 2025
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OPERATION HADIN KAI: SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON BORNO’S SECURITY REALITY
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By Bukar Babagana 

Recent remarks made by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on the alleged “loss of ground” to insurgents in Borno State deserve a thoughtful, factual, and balanced response. While his concerns reflect the urgency we all share in securing the region, it is critical that public discourse is based on truth, consistency, and national interest especially when the lives of our gallant troops and millions of civilians are at stake.

Contrary to suggestions that the military is “losing ground,” the facts speak otherwise. No single Local Government Area (LGA) in Borno State is currently under Boko Haram or ISWAP control. The areas referenced such as Wulgo, Sabongari, and Wajiroko may have witnessed targeted hit-and-run attacks on military formations, but these are isolated and tactical, not evidence of territory lost. These incidents involved no civilian displacement, and no LGA has been overrun. Importantly, there was no civilian presence in these locations only military deployments.

What must be reiterated is this: tactical setbacks are not strategic defeats. The Nigerian Army under Operation Hadin Kai continues to adapt and respond to evolving threats while holding ground and enabling state development efforts. The Nigerian troops have conducted multiple operations in Sambisa Forest, resulting in the dislodgment of several Boko Haram enclaves. Notably, in a series of operations, the troops OPHK, recently destroyed 13 terrorist hideouts in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The cleared locations included Gargash, Bula Musaye, Bula Moruye, Bula Dalo, Landarari, Kote, Yamut, Bomari, Jere, Dipchari, Boroshe, and Darejimal.

One of the most defining successes of the military in the last few years is the mass surrender of over 200,000 Boko Haram fighters, commanders, and their families a direct result of sustained kinetic and non-kinetic operations in the Lake Chad and Sambisa axis. These surrenders have significantly weakened the enemy’s morale, disrupted recruitment, and curtailed their capacity for large-scale operations.

Neutralizing High-Profile Terrorist Commanders

Operation Hadin Kai, the Nigerian military’s counter-insurgency initiative in the Northeast, has achieved significant successes in neutralizing high profile terrorist commanders. While comprehensive figures are continually updated, several notable operations underscore the effectiveness of these efforts: An air interdiction in Arina, Southern Tumbuns of Borno State, led to the elimination of five key terrorist commanders: Munzir Arika, Sani Dilla (a.k.a Dan Hausawan Jubillaram), Ameer Modu, Dan Fulani Fari Fari, and Bakoura Arina Chiki along with over 35 fighters. A clearance operation in the Timbuktu Triangle resulted in the neutralization of over 70 terrorist combatants, including three high-ranking commanders: Talha (Special Forces Commander), Mallam Umar (Operations Commander), and Abu Yazeed (Brigade Commander). Air strikes targeted ISWAP/JAS terrorists’ hideouts in Kolleram village along Lake Chad, resulting in the deaths of over 30 terrorists, including senior commanders Ali Dawud, Bakura Fallujah, and Mallam Ari.

The AC OPHK recently completed a 14-day series of day-and-night missions named “Operation Kalacen Wuta”, which began on 16 March 2025. These operations aimed to disrupt and decimate JAS/ISWAP enclaves, degrade their ability to launch attacks on friendly forces and civilians, and deny them freedom of movement. The initiative was also intended to create a peaceful environment conducive to socio-economic growth in the North-East.

During these operations, AC OPHK utilized various platforms configured for both day and night missions to carry out strategic attacks. Targeted locations included: Timbuktu Triangle: Chiralia (northwest of Wajiroko), Buk, Talala, Abirma (west of Goniri). In Mandara Mountains: Chinene, Grazah, Degbewa, Chikide were destroyed while in Sambisa Forest: Njimiya, Yuwe, Parisu in the Tumbuns, Airstrikes were carried out in Arina Woje, Jubillaram and Kolleram. 

The Nigerian ground troops and Air Task Force have eliminated thousands of terrorists, destroyed dozens of camps, and disrupted logistics and training hubs across the Northeast.  While clearance  operations in the Timbuktu Triangle, Sambisa Forest, the Lake Chad fringes, and the Mandara Mountains have significantly degraded the enemy’s capabilities.

Complexities Beyond the Battlefield

It is true, and acknowledged even by security planners, that certain areas like Guzamala remain deserted with no human presence while pockets of terrorist activity persist in parts of Abadam, Marte, and the Lake Chad islands. These areas are geographically remote and share porous borders with Chad, Niger, and Cameroon making them international security flashpoints. No military in the world can mop up such transborder insurgency zones without full collaboration from neighboring countries. The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) comprising troops from Nigeria, Chad, Niger, and Cameroon continues to work in synergy. However, security in border regions requires more than firepower it demands international diplomacy, regional stability, and coordinated intelligence efforts.

A Dangerous Path: Politicizing Insecurity

Insecurity must never be politicized or used as a point scoring mechanism. The fight against terrorism is a national war. Every narrative whether from the pulpit, parliament, or government house has consequences for troop morale, civilian cooperation, and international perception. The Nigerian Armed Forces are not the enemy. They are the enablers of peace, the guardians of the nation, and the backbone of any reconstruction effort.

Consistency in Public Communication Is Key

Governor Zulum, a respected leader and tireless advocate for his people, has on several occasions publicly commended the Nigerian Army and other security agencies for: Facilitating the return of over one million IDPs, restoring  security along critical corridors, opening of roads and securing farmlands for cultivation.  Such testimonies must be upheld with consistency and clarity. It is contradictory and demoralizing to one day praise the military’s sacrifices and the next label the situation as deteriorating without empirical evidence. Such inconsistency can confuse the public and embolden adversaries.

The Way Forward

The Nigerian military continues to invest in new strategies, working hand-in-hand with intelligence agencies, air assets, and local community structures. There are no quick fixes in counterinsurgency especially against a decentralized, transnational terrorist threat. 

But what remains unwavering is the resolve of our troops to protect the Nigerian state and its people, even at great personal cost.

We call on the Governor and all stakeholders to:

Continue supporting the Nigerian Armed Forces, intelligence, and political backing and avoid  public statements that can demoralize troops or misrepresent operational realities. He should collaborate with Governors of the neighboring countries for deeper cross-border security. He should also strengthen local governance and civil-military cooperation, especially in newly resettled communities

Conclusion

Operation Hadin Kai has not lost ground. It is holding the front, saving lives, and creating the space for governance, reconstruction, and development to thrive. What we need now is unity of purpose, not disunity of narrative. The military will not falter in its duty but it must not be left to fight this war alone or in vain.

Bukar Babagana is the Northern Coordinator, Citizens Initiative for Safety Awareness (CISA)

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