{"id":2534,"date":"2025-10-23T14:57:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=2534"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:57:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:57:49","slug":"troops-repel-multiple-terrorists-attacks-kill-over-50-in-borno-yobe-states-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/troops-repel-multiple-terrorists-attacks-kill-over-50-in-borno-yobe-states-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops Repel Multiple Terrorists Attacks, Kill Over 50 in Borno, Yobe States \u2013 Military"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have killed more than 50 terrorists and foiled several coordinated attacks on military locations across Borno and Yobe States.<br \/><br \/>The Nigerian military said the simultaneous attacks took place between midnight and 4:00 a.m. on Thursday when insurgents launched assaults on troops\u2019 positions in Dikwa, Mafa, Gajibo, and Katarko all within Sectors 1 and 2 of the Joint Operations Area.<br \/><br \/>This was revealed in a statement on Thursday in Maiduguri signed by Lt.-Col. 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