The Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, has assured residents of the North-East of adequate security ahead of the Eid El Kabir celebrations.
The celebration scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2026, a statement issued on Monday by the Media Information Officer of OPHK, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, said comprehensive security measures had already been mapped out to ensure a peaceful celebration.
This is coming following series of threats and criminal activities by the Boko Haram sect and the Islamic State West Africa Province.
The command also extended warm felicitations to all Muslim faithful ahead of the Eid El Kabir celebrations and wished residents of the region a peaceful and joyful festivity.
According to the statement, credible intelligence suggested that insurgents might attempt to exploit the festive period to launch isolated attacks on civilian targets using suicide bombers and improvised explosive devices.
The command said, “Credible intelligence available to the command indicates the possibility of isolated attempts by remnant Boko Haram Terrorist and Islamic State West Africa Province elements to exploit the festive period to carry out attacks against civilian targets using suicide bombers and IEDs, particularly in areas of high population concentration.”
OPHK, however, assured residents that the threats had been anticipated and necessary countermeasures put in place.
“The Theatre Command wishes to assure the public that these threats have been thoroughly anticipated,” the statement said.
It added that troops had been forward-deployed to critical and vulnerable locations across all sectors of the Theatre, while surveillance and intelligence assets had been fully activated.
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