Military Precision Airstrike Neutralises Nine Terrorists in Borno’s Timbuktu Triangle
By: Zagazola Makama
A precision airstrike by the Nigerian military under Operation Hadin KAI has neutralised nine suspected terrorists in Garin Maloma, within the Timbuktu Triangle of Bama Local Government Area, Borno State.
Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation was conducted at about 9:50 p.m. on Nov. 7, 2026, after an ISR platform tracked four suspected terrorists to a compound.
The aerial platform maintained surveillance over the building and subsequently observed about nine suspected terrorists moving within the compound.
Following the surveillance, military aircraft carried out a precision strike on the target.
A battle damage assessment indicated that the building was destroyed and nine terrorists were neutralised.
The operation forms part of ongoing efforts to disrupt terrorist movements and dismantle their hideouts in the Timbuktu Triangle.
