Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has raised the alarm that forces bent on destabilising Nigeria’s democracy may be behind the wave of violent abductions sweeping across the country. Idris made the remark on Monday when he received the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Abbas Tajuddeen, who led...
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Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced an investigation into reports that military personnel were pulled back shortly before terrorists abducted 25 students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State. The abduction occurred on November 17 in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, following the killing of the school’s Vice...
As part of his maiden operational visit to Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA Area of Responsibility, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Friday, 21 November 2025, visited troops wounded in action at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna. During the...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have thwarted a coordinated attack by ISWAP/JAS terrorists on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Miyanti, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, restoring full control of the facility after an intense early-morning gunfight. A senior security source at Army Headquarters confirmed to the...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have intensified their onslaught against insurgents in the North East, delivering a major setback to ISWAP fighters and rescuing 74 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in two separate operations across Borno State. The renewed push follows the directive of the Chief of Army...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have successfully rescued 74 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from what could have been a major abduction by insurgents along the Buratai–Kamuya road in Borno State. The incident occurred on Tuesday night when the corps members’ convoy, consisting of three...
Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has launched a new digital platform known as “Thank A Soldier”, aimed at strengthening public appreciation for members of the Nigerian Armed Forces and their families. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, Badaru said the initiative forms part of the preparations...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Wahidi Shaibu, on Thursday paid his first working visit to the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force (JTF), North-East Operation Hadin Kai, in Maiduguri, Borno State, where he met with officers and troops to boost their morale and encourage professionalism in counter-insurgency...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reiterated the Nigerian Army’s commitment to grooming highly skilled and battle-ready soldiers capable of confronting the nation’s security challenges with renewed strength and resilience. Shaibu made this known on Wednesday at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State while declaring...
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have successfully rescued a military officer and nine other abducted persons from kidnappers in Benue State. The operation was detailed in a statement issued by Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, Acting Media Information Officer at the OPWS Headquarters in Makurdi, on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a display of sterling leadership style to motivate his troops for optimal performances, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division Nigerian Army and Commander, Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Brig. Gen. Ugochukwu Unachukwu, has visited frontline troops of 21 Special Armoured Brigade...
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces neutralised dozens of terrorists, arrested 86 suspects, and rescued 26 kidnapped victims in various operations conducted across the country within the past week. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known during a media...
At least five senior field commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been killed in a major coordinated military operation across Borno and Yobe States, a top military source revealed on Thursday. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity in Maiduguri, told the News Agency...
In a coordinated offensive, troops of the Nigerian Army’s 2 Division/Sector 3 Operation FANSAN YAMA have successfully rescued 21 kidnapped victims from criminal enclaves spread across Kwara and Kogi States. The operation, which took place on Friday, was confirmed in a statement by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public...
Dozens of terrorists suspected to be members of Boko Haram/ISWAP have been killed in an ambush by troops of 21 Armoured Brigade along Bama-Kashimri village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The troops according to credible military source revealed that they were on clearance operations around the...
Nigerian Army has firmly denied reports that armed bandits overran troops and stole weapons in Kwara State, describing the claims as entirely false and misleading. The report, published by an online platform (NOT NATIONAL ACCORD) on Sunday, alleged that bandits ambushed soldiers in the Obanla area, overpowering them and...
Nigerian Army has reported the successful elimination of three terrorist commanders and 16 other fighters in recent operations across the North East and other regions, according to a source at Army Headquarters who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The commanders, identified as Modu Dogo (Munzir of...
Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI have continued to record successes in the ongoing counter-terrorism operations neutralising eight Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in an encounter. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, 15 September, 2025, following an ambush...
In a series of decisive operations across Nigeria, the Nigerian Army has reported significant victories against terrorist groups, neutralizing numerous terrorists, apprehending 11 suspects, and rescuing 39 kidnapped victims within a 24-hour period. A senior official at the Army Headquarters, speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
In a series of coordinated strikes, the Joint Task Force, North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), alongside the Air Component, successfully eliminated nine Boko Haram fighters, including two high-ranking commanders, in Borno State. A reliable military source informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the operations, conducted between...