By: Ganiyu Olayinka
The Nigerian military says a series of airstrikes against Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in Borno and Adamawa states killed 103 suspected terrorists and destroyed logistics assets between October 10 and 18, 2026.
The air component of Operation Hadin Kai carried out the strikes in Guzamala and Monguno Local Government Areas of Borno State and Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. In a statement issued in Maiduguri, the operation’s acting Media Information Officer, Captain Mohammed Goni, said the operations were intelligence-led and involved coordinated air assets.
Goni said seven strikes were carried out during the period. The targets were Gudumbali on October 10, Badu on October 11, Mairari and an area east of Badu on October 13, Duste Uku on October 16, and the reported alternative residence of an ISWAP leader in the Arina Woje area of Monguno on October 18.
He said later intelligence reports confirmed the deaths of two people. One was Jindullah, described as a prominent ISWAP fighter and chief security guard to Abu Saleem. The other was Abul Kissa, a member of the group’s Shura Council. The military added that other senior fighters were also killed.
According to Goni, the October 18 strike destroyed the targeted structure and logistics assets, including nine boat engines and several motorcycles, and disrupted the group’s use of the location as a haven.
He also said surveillance aircraft tracked 16 fighters from the Mairari axis on October 13 to a gathering of more than 100 fighters with several motorcycles. The gathering was reportedly about 23 kilometres east of Badu and 19 kilometres west of Monguno. A subsequent precision strike led to the assessed neutralisation of about 30 fighters, though the damage to the motorcycles could not be confirmed.
The military said the operations are part of continuing efforts to weaken ISWAP’s fighting capacity, disrupt its leadership and command structures, and destroy the logistics networks supporting its activities in the North-East. The casualty figures and operational outcomes are based on the military’s own account.
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