The Joint Task Force (JTF) arrested a high-profile Boko Haram commander, Mohammed Zangina (also known as Mallam Abdullahi or Alhaji Musa), in Maiduguri, Borno State. He was a member of the sect’s Shura Committee and had a ₦25 million bounty placed on him. Zangina was captured in the Government Reserved Area (GRA) of Maiduguri during a special operation around midday. According to JTF, he was in Maiduguri to plan several deadly attacks against civilians and security personnel.

A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet conducted an airstrike in Zamfara State that killed at least 20 civilians, primarily local vigilantes. The incident occurred when Bandits attacked Mani and Wabi villages in Maru district, stealing cattle and kidnapping dozens of residents. Local vigilantes from Maraya and surrounding communities mobilised to pursue the Bandits and recover the hostages and stolen livestock. A military jet deployed to assist the community mistakenly bombed the vigilantes between Maraya and Wabi villages, killing at least 20 of them. The Nigerian Air Force claimed the strike targeted armed Bandits, stating they neutralised over 20 terrorists and destroyed 21 motorcycles in the operation. Residents reported that the vigilantes were caught in the crossfire while pursuing the Bandits.

At approximately 6:00 am local time, a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet conducted an airstrike on the Lake Chad fishing village of Kwatar Daban Masara, in the southern Tumbuns of Monguno LGA, Borno State. The strike, which targeted the village’s fish market, was part of Operation HADIN KAI and was described by the Defence Headquarters as a “precision strike” on an identified ISWAP logistics camp, based on intelligence gathered between 19 August and 23 September 2021. According to the military, ISWAP fighters had amassed in the village, were wearing combat vests and ISWAP‑style uniforms, and were engaged in loading canoes with unidentified items—not fishing. However, local fishermen, anti‑jihadist militia sources, and survivors reported that the jet bombarded a gathering of civilians who had resumed fishing after ISWAP recently lifted a ban on fishing in its territory (in exchange for a tax).

Acting on intelligence that a Boko Haram cell which had attacked a police station and a bank in Tudun Wada town would attempt to flee to Kano city, the Joint Task Force (JTF) laid an ambush at the main entry point to the town. The JTF blocked the major exit routes and engaged the fleeing gunmen in a fierce gun battle. The operation resulted in the deaths of nine suspected Boko Haram militants and the capture of two others alive. The military recovered a cache of weapons stolen from the police station, including two AK‑47 rifles, three pistols, two short guns, one long‑range rifle, 29 magazines, police uniforms and assorted ID cards. The army also recovered and destroyed three vehicles used by the insurgents.