In a significant counter-insurgency operation, soldiers from Operation Hadin Kai have successfully extracted five children who managed to flee from Boko Haram strongholds in Borno State. The escape occurred as intensified military actions put pressure on terrorist hideouts.
Security analyst Zagazola Makama, based in the Lake Chad region, shared the details via a social media post. He explained that the rescue missions took place on June 4, during routine perimeter sweeps and fighting patrols conducted by military forces in the northeastern theater.
According to Makama, troops from the 82 Division Task Force Battalion came across two female escapees—Aisha Idrisa, 13, and Fatima Abubakar, 11—near the Amuda area in Gwoza Local Government Area. The girls reportedly fled from a terrorist enclave in Sahalawa after relentless aerial bombardments and ground offensives forced insurgents to desert their positions.
Initial questioning revealed that both girls are natives of Pulka community and were kidnapped by terrorists in 2025. Makama quoted them as saying, “The constant military pressure and shelling made the terrorists run away, giving us a chance to escape.”
After being rescued, the girls underwent screening, documentation, and were joyfully reunited with their families at the Pulka Internally Displaced Persons Camp, with camp officials overseeing the process.
In a separate incident, three other female escapees—Wuriya Kaka, 12, Fauza Abu, 13, and Hussaina Usman, 13—voluntarily gave themselves up to soldiers from the 26 Task Force Brigade in Gwoza. They had fled from Guduf Nagadayo in the Mandara Mountains. Makama noted that these three are now undergoing standard screening and profiling procedures.