Troops Kill ISWAP Cameraman In Borno, Recover Footage Of Terrorist Activities
Nigerian troops successfully repelled an ISWAP attack in Borno State, killing a terrorist cameraman and recovering sensitive footage. The recovered materials revealed the involvement of foreign facilitators in the group's operations.
Why it matters
The recovery of operational footage provides critical intelligence on the structure and international connections of terrorist networks in the region.
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have inflicted “heavy losses” on terrorists in Borno, killing a cameraman with the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). They also recovered multimedia materials with vital information about the activities of “foreign collaborators”.
In a statement on Sunday, the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation Hadin Kai, Mohammed Goni, said they achieved the feat, having “decisively foiled an attempted infiltration by ISWAP terrorists into Cross Kauwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, inflicting heavy casualties on the attackers and forcing them to retreat in disarray”.
Goni said the failed attack occurred at about 2220 hours (10:20 p.m.) on 11 July 2026, when the terrorists attempted to exploit the cover of darkness to breach the troops’ location.
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