Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised three terrorist suicide bombers during an intelligence-driven operation along the Guduf–Pulka axis of Gwoza Local Government Area in Borno State, security sources have confirmed. According to the sources, the operation was carried out after credible intelligence revealed plans by the terrorists to...
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In a bid to strengthen operational synergy in the fight against terrorism in the North East, the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, paid a landmark visit to the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), in Maiduguri, Borno State,...
Chief of Naval Staff (CoNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas has said that the Lake Chad and its adjourning waterways are to be secured by the military for fishing, transportation and other socio-economic activities in the Northeast. According to him, in securing the Lake and insurgency-affected communities, synergy of the...
Ondo State Police Command has condemned the attack on the Ipele Divisional Police Headquarters in Ose Local Government Area, of the state which occurred on December 31, 2025. The Command, in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, clarified that contrary to reports circulating...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have recovered a surveillance drone following a clash with suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in Borno State. The encounter, Zagazola learnt, occurred at about 11:30 a.m. on December 30 in the Pridang general area of the Izge axis. Sources said soldiers...
Four persons were killed, with over 40 others injured as unknown gunmen attacked Akunza-Ashigye community near Assakio, in Lafia East Development Area, in Lafia LG of Nasarawa State. Akunza-Ashigye community, located on Lafia – Shendam Federal highway is 50 kilometers away from Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. A source,...
Joint Task Force North East (JTF NE), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has recorded a significant operational success with the arrest of a suspected suicide bomber and the interception of materials intended for the manufacture of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Borno State. The arrests followed sustained joint operations and...
Nigerian Army has recorded major operational successes across several theatres of operation within the last 72 hours, neutralising 47 terrorists, arresting 19 criminal suspects, rescuing over 30 kidnapped victims and recovering a cache of arms, ammunition and other logistics. The Army in a post via its X handle on...
Troops of 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, operating from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ikang, have successfully rescued eight kidnapped civilians following a swift and coordinated response to a distress call on 29 December 2025. Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, Major Yemi Sokoya, confirmed this in...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, with aerial support from the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force, have dealt a major setback to Boko Haram following coordinated airstrikes in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the strikes were carried out on December...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), operating under the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Sector 2, has carried out coordinated airstrikes on two major bandit camps in Zamfara State, neutralising scores of criminals and destroying an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) manufacturing hub. The strikes, executed on Monday, formed part of...
Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in close synergy with other security agencies, have continued to dominate the operational landscape, effectively denying criminal elements freedom of action across the Niger Delta Region (NDR). The Army authority disclosed this in a post issued on Monday via its X handle @NigeriaArmyInfo...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday arrested the leader of the gang that kidnapped and murdered a prominent professor of neurology, Ekanem Philip Ephraim, in 2023, a credible security source has confirmed. The gang leader, Patrick Essien Etim, 23, and his accomplice, Bassey Antiha Asuquo,...
Edo State Police Command has arrested a man, Amadin William, for allegedly murdering his childhood friend, Eghosa Osarietinomwan, during a house-warming event in Oben community. Osarietinomwan had recently returned from Europe to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. The police spokesperson,ASP Eno Ikoedem, confirmed the incident to journalists in...
At least 3 people were killed on Saturday after a violent confrontation between security operatives and suspected drug peddlers in the Koraman Nayalle area of Sabuwar Unguwa Quarters, Katsina metropolis. The clash reportedly began when security personnel moved to arrest a suspected drug dealer identified as Uzairu, popularly known...
Reports circulating online that notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji was killed in a United States airstrike have been dismissed as false following a fact-check by security analyst Zagazola Makama’s verification platform. According to findings by Zagazola Makama Fact Check, Turji is alive and has relocated to Dubagale, an area...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has honoured frontline troops of OPHK with a special Christmas luncheon in Maiduguri, Borno State, in recognition of their dedication, resilience and sacrifices in safeguarding lives and maintaining peace across the Joint Operations Area. In his goodwill message on Saturday,...
Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s determination to completely end insurgency in the North-East and the Lake Chad Basin. General Abubakar stated that troops under his command remain “focused and resolute” in sustaining...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged troops of 8 Division Sokoto and Joint Task Force, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, to sustain the current operational tempo and decisively eliminate bandits and terrorists operating within the 8 Division Area of Responsibility. Lieutenant General Shaibu gave the charge...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has recorded a significant operational breakthrough with the arrest of two notorious bandits and kidnapping kingpins responsible for violent crimes across Katsina, Zamfara, Niger and Kwara States. The Force spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. CSP...