Di soldiers of Sector 2 of Northeast Joint Task Force under Operation Hadin Kai don kill 24 Boko Haram fighters for Kukareta community, Damaturu Local Council for Yobe State.
Dem kill di insurgents when dem try attack di community but fail for early hours of yesterday.

Di Media Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Lt Col Sani Uba, talk say di soldiers for dat border community with Borno State repel di coordinated attack for Kukareta village along Damaturu–Maiduguri road.

Uba talk: “Di dawn attack, wey start small for midnight go tirel about 3:00 a.m., di vigilant soldiers answer dem quick sharp. Dem use wetin e call deliberate offensive-defensive action wey contain di attack and force di terrorists to run away from di community anyhow.

“During di fight, di soldiers kill plenty of di attackers, including 24 terrorists.
“As dem still dey check di battlefield, dem recover plenty arms and ammunition, including 18 AK-47 rifles, three General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG), two PKT automatic anti-aircraft guns, three RPG tubes, two mortar tubes, four hand grenades, 18 AK-47 magazines, and plenty belted 7.62mm ammunition for PKT systems.”

E talk say two soldiers get injury but dem don stabilize dem, while one armored tank wey come to support spoil, all di tyres blow during di fight.

Uba add say dem still dey search for more bodies and equipment along di roads wey di terrorists use run away, wey get blood stains and medical things.

“Dis successful operation show say OPHK soldiers get strong power, dem ready for battle, and dem get fire superiority to stop terrorists from doing wetin dem want,” e talk.