Troops of the Operation Hadin Kai of the Nigerian Army have killed six fighters of the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, during a raid of a “notorious enclave” in Goniri, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.

This was made known by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, via a post on his X handle on Friday.

Makama said the feat was recorded when the troops of 81 Division Task Force Battalion stormed the terrorists enclave in collaboration with Civilian Joint Task Force on Thursday.

The security expert added that intelligence sources told him that the troops also successfully cleared Wulma Mashi and Kodow and destroyed structures of the terrorists.

He said, “The troops went further to clear Goniri and Kokotuma. Contact was made with the terrorists in a small market before Gorere market,” adding that they gundown the six terrorists and destroyed all the structures in the area.