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On 16 January 2026, the Nigerian Army thwarted a terrorist assault on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Azir, Borno State, following an RPG attack on troop vehicles and a CCTV control room. Troops engaged the attackers, supported by air reinforcements, forcing them to withdraw after an hour-long firefight.

The operation led to the recovery of various weapons, including a 60mm mortar tube and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Earlier, terrorists had attempted to overrun a patrol base at Sabon Gari, Adamawa State, but were similarly repelled. Follow-up operations tracked fleeing terrorists, resulting in precision strikes by the Nigerian Air Force, which neutralized additional attackers and weakened the terrorists' overall capability.