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Nigerian troops repel attacks, kill 48 insurgents in Borno, Yobe

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Nigerian troops, with air support, repelled Islamist attacks on Borno and Yobe, killing 48 insurgents.
Military spokesperson Captain Mohammed Goni said forces foiled overnight assaults on Bitta in Borno.
The same troops also stopped an attack on the training school in Buni Yadi, Yobe.
The military reported one soldier killed and two lightly wounded.
Fighting continued into early Friday.

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Sokoto State troops recovered 28 cows and 13 sheep from suspected rustlers in Shanoni.
The livestock will be transferred to local authorities for return to the owners.
Captain Tamuno Sinivie, Acting Media Information Officer, signed the recovery statement.
Troops arrived on October 30, forcing the rustlers to flee.
The raid, part of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, aims to deny terrorists and criminals freedom of action.

History

The Boko Haram insurgency began with the July 2009 uprising that killed roughly 1,000 people, including 700 in Maiduguri, prompting the Nigerian Army to launch its first large-scale counter-offensive. After President Goodluck Jonathan’s 2011 inauguration, the Joint Task Force Operation Restore Order expanded the campaign, a model echoed today in coordinated air-supported raids in Borno, Yobe and Sokoto.

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The Boko Haram insurgency began with the July 2009 uprising that killed roughly 1,000 people, including 700 in Maiduguri, prompting the Nigerian Army to launch its first large-scale counter-offensive. After President Goodluck Jonathan’s 2011 inauguration, the Joint Task Force Operation Restore Order expanded the campaign, a model echoed today in coordinated air-supported raids in Borno, Yobe and Sokoto.

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