Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Friday, 17 July 2026, commissioned the Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja Complex at the Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management (NACOLM), Lagos, reaffirming the Nigerian Army’s commitment to strengthening institutional capacity through modern infrastructure that enhances professional military education,...
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Troops of the Joint Task Force Kano, deployed at Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) reinforced by troops from a Response Area, have successfully foiled bandits attack and prevented the rustling of livestock in Yankamaye, Rimaye axis along the boundry between Kano and Katsina states. Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 3...
Troops of Joint Task Force, North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) have recorded another major operational success in Zamfara State, rescuing 13 kidnap victims during separate intelligence-led operations in Anka and Kaura Namoda Local Government Areas. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA,...
Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers and rescued a five-year-old girl, Miss Fikayo Gbemiga, who was abducted from her family’s residence in the Iyana Offa area of Ibadan. The successful operation, carried out by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad, followed days of intelligence gathering and...
The Acting Military Secretary (Army), Brigadier General Olawale Matthew Oyekola, has officially assumed command of the Army Headquarters Department of Military Secretary from Major General Everest Okoro following a handover ceremony held on Monday, 13 July 2026, at Mambilla Barracks, Abuja. Brigadier General Oyekola takes over the strategic department...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a pregnant woman in Borno State over allegations that she was transporting supplies believed to be intended for Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents. The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Falmata Adamu, was apprehended during a routine security operation along the Mandaragirau–Biu Road. Security sources according...
Nigerian Army in a well-coordinated joint operation with the Nigeria Police Force and local vigilante groups, has uccessfully rescued three kidnapped victims, neutralized two terrorists and recovered arms and other items during a decisive operation in Edo State. The Army in a post via its X handle on X,...
Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force have reaffirmed their commitment to closer collaboration as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture and improve the country’s response to terrorism, insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and other emerging security threats. The renewed commitment was made during a courtesy visit by the...
Delta State Police Command has intensified its offensive against violent crime with the arrest of eight suspected criminals, including alleged armed robbers, cultists and a suspected gunrunner, in a series of coordinated operations across the state. The operations, carried out in different locations, also led to the recovery of...
Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the safe release of a farmer, Mr. Owoade Mathew, who was abducted by gunmen along the Igbojaye–Budo Aare bush road in Oyo State. The Command disclosed that the victim regained his freedom on the evening of July 13, 2026, following a sustained joint...
Troops of Sector 7, Operation ENDURING PEACE, have successfully disrupted a suspected arms trafficking syndicate and recovered a cache of illegal weapons during a coordinated, intelligence-driven operation in Kaduna State. The military authorities confirmed this in a post issued via the Nigerian Army X handle (@HQNigerianArmy) on Monday. The...
A 30-year-old man, Musbawu Amodu, has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command for allegedly beating his 20-year-old wife to death following a domestic dispute in Angwan Yahaya, Agyaragu, Obi Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which has thrown the community into mourning, reportedly left behind...
A 60-year old headmaster of Nomadic Basic School in Igbojaye, Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mr. Matthew Owoade, has been kidnapped by armed bandits on Saturday evening while returning from his farm, with his abductors demanding a N30 million ransom for his release. According to his son,...
A 38-year-old South African lady, Ms. Will Jessica Ann has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja. The suspect was arrested after she was found to have concealed 14 large blocks of heroin weighing 5.75 kilograms...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the terminal 2 arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos on 28th June 2026 intercepted a commercial motorcycle operator popularly known as ‘Okada rider’, 48-year-old Onyechere Daniel Chinadu following his arrival from Madagascar via Addis...
Troops of the 65 Battalion have intercepted a truck conveying a large consignment of illicit drugs along the Lagos Calabar Coastal Road in a successful intelligence led operation, dealing another blow to drug trafficking activities within the 81 Division Area of Responsibility. Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 81...
Benue State Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the killing of Professor Gabriel Nyityo, a lecturer at Father Adasu University, Makurdi, and his younger brother, as the university community and residents continue to mourn the tragic incident. The suspect, identified as Abdullahi Usman, is from Awe...
Residents of Gummi in Zamfara State turned out in large numbers on Thursday to welcome troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, following a successful operation that dealt a major blow to armed bandits operating around the area. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division Nigerian Army...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has recorded another operational breakthrough in the fight against insurgency after conducting precision airstrikes that destroyed a terrorist enclave at Yaganari in the Gezuwa general area of Borno State. The successful operation, carried out on Thursday, July 10, formed part of ongoing counter-terrorism operations under...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken another major step in strengthening its counter-terrorism and national security operations with the successful factory acceptance of three additional AW109 Trekker Type B helicopters in Italy. The helicopters successfully completed factory acceptance tests at Leonardo Helicopters’ facility in Vergiate between June 29 and...