Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued 47 persons, mostly women and children, from captivity in an Islamic State West Africa Province enclave in Kangarwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
The rescue operation was carried out on June 20.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North-East Operation Hadin Kai, Capt. Mohammed Goni.
Goni said the victims regained their freedom following sustained military offensives against terrorist hideouts in the Lake Chad region.
“The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has recorded yet another significant humanitarian success with the rescue of over 47 persons, mostly women and children who were held captive by ISWAP terrorists in Kangarwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State on 20 June 2026,” the statement read.
He explained that the operation was made possible by intensified ground and air assaults on terrorist strongholds, which forced the insurgents to abandon their positions.
