Troops raid ISWAP bread factory in Borno

Troops of Operation Lake Sanity III, part of Operation Hadin Kai, have reportedly discovered an Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist bread production factory hidden under their hideout in Maisani, Timbuktu Triangle, Damboa local government area of Borno State.

Counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, who disclosed this in a post on his official X handle on Monday, said combined troops of 199 Special Forces Battalion, in collaboration with Hybrid Forces and Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF), stumbled upon the bread factory during an exploitation mission into the terrorists’ enclave.

The security expert, who quoted sources in his post, said the soldiers also discovered sophisticated baking machines which they destroyed.

“The sources said that the factory was destroyed while items recovered include 2 Lister generating plants, 1 baking machine, and several baking materials

“These groups of terrorists are mostly responsible for attacks, ambushes, and IED/mine incidents targeting the Damboa roads, Damaturu-Maiduguri MSR (Main Supply Route), attacks towards Askira, Buratai, Buni Yadi, as well as the destruction of the high-tension transmission line connecting Borno and Yobe State.

“Despite the complexity of the terrain characterized by highly fortified camp mostly located under thick foliage and IEDs planted in several locations within the Timbuktu Triangle, the troops continued to maintain high fighting efficiency”.

Meanwhile, the discovery came amidst a week-long clearance operation aimed at flushing out the terrorists from their stronghold in the Timbuktu Triangle, an area comprising Buk 1, 2, and 3, Talala, Ajigin, Dusula, Abulam, and Gorgi – a region notoriously known for harbouring these criminal elements.

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