Troops of Sector 6, Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP), in the early hours of Thursday, 2 July 2026, thwarted an attack by suspected armed criminal elements on guard location at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, in Jos South Local Government Area...
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Troops of 34 Artillery Brigade under Joint Task Force (JTF) South East (SE) Operation UDO KA have dealt a significant blow to criminal elements operating in the South East by arresting a suspected key armourer and logistics courier linked to attacks on oil installations and security forces, while recovering...
Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA has dealt a major blow to terrorist groups operating in Niger State, killing scores of fighters during a series of precision air strikes targeting their movements and logistics network. The successful operations were carried out on June 29, following credible intelligence that more...
Troops of the Joint Task Force South East, Operation UDO KA, have uncovered a suspected illegal arms supply network involving personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service during a series of intelligence-led operations across the South-East. The Acting Deputy Director, Army...
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) kept up the pressure on terrorists, kidnappers, oil thieves and other criminal groups across the country in June, recording fresh gains in several theatres of operation. According to the military, 129 terrorists and other criminals were neutralised...
Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of the notorious Aye Confraternity during an intelligence-led operation along the Ago/Festac Bridge corridor, recovering a cache of weapons, suspected hard drugs, electronic devices and other incriminating items. According to the Command, the arrests were made during a routine stop-and-search...
Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, on Monday, 29 June 2026, met with key stakeholders in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry at the Headquarters of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The high level engagement focused on charting a new course towards enhancing the nation’s oil production...
Nigerian Army has continued to strengthen its training infrastructure as part of ongoing efforts to enhance the combat effectiveness and operational readiness of its personnel in support of national security objectives. In furtherance of this commitment, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Tuesday, commissioned...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, June 29, 2026, arraigned one Usie Otukpa Osang before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja for fraud. He was arraigned on an eight-court charge bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of AUD$8,427,330.83 (Eight Million,...
Six kidnap victims, including four women and two children, have been rescued by troops of the 17 Brigade, Nigerian Army, after escaping from their abductors in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 17 Brigade, Captain Abayomi Adisa, disclosed this in a...
Nigerian contingent serving under the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) has a new commander following the formal handover of leadership from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Agada to Lieutenant Colonel Yahaya Mohammed Abdullahi. The change of command ceremony, held on Monday, June 29, marked the end of Lt Col Agada’s...
Oyo State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its ongoing campaign against violent crime, rescuing two children abducted by armed kidnappers and arresting four suspects linked to the crime, while also recovering a cache of sophisticated firearms in a separate intelligence-led operation. The operations, carried out in different...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), operating under the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI, has eliminated at least 11 suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists during a precision airstrike in the Maisani area of Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. Military sources disclosed that the operation was...
Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have foiled an attempted terrorist attack on the Tor Donga Yam Market in Benue State, killing two suspected attackers and recovering an AK-47 rifle, ammunition and other items. The Acting Media Information Officer at the Headquarters of Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE, Lieutenant...
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have arrested a suspected gunrunner and recovered three locally fabricated rifles during a security patrol in Plateau State, as part of ongoing efforts to curb the proliferation of illegal arms in the state. Security sources according to a report by a security expert,...
Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has ordered a decisive security response to halt the wave of political violence and killings in Osun State as preparations intensify for the August 15 governorship election. The directive was delivered by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the South-West, Adegoke Fayoade,...
Edo State Police Command has rescued 11 persons abducted by suspected kidnappers in Ogbido Community, Iyahmo, following a coordinated operation involving police officers, local vigilantes and hunters. The victims, who were reportedly kidnapped while working on their farms, regained their freedom after security operatives engaged the armed suspects in...
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) have recorded another operational success, neutralized two notorious Lakurawa terrorists and recovered a significant cache of arms and ammunition during a well-coordinated offensive operation in the Sabarumawa axis of Kebbi State on 27 June...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has boosted the Nigerian Army’s operational capacity with the graduation of more than 8,000 newly trained soldiers from the Depot Nigerian Army, Osogbo. The soldiers passed out on Saturday at the Depot during a ceremony that marks another phase in...
The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the immediate release of a man wrongfully linked to Boko Haram terrorists. The setting free followed a DSS investigation review panel that cleared Nura Idris of allegations of collaboration with Boko Haram terrorists. Aside from...