Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadin Kadin eliminated more than 36 terrorists and several others in air strikes across North East in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said this at the bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the armed...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have foiled a kidnap attempt by bandits and rescued a father, his daughter and one other person in Chikun LGA of Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, revealed this in...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Military troops have cleared the camp of a notorious bandit, Lawal Kwalba, in Rafin Dawa area of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the declaration in a statement he issued on Thursday...
Four informants suspected to be leaking information to terrorists about troops’ locations and movements around the outskirts of Abuja have been arrested.. The criminals are already in the custody of a security agency. An intelligence operative told our PRNigeria that the suspects were arrested with sophisticated equipment including Walkie-Talkies,...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked a military checkpoint on Thursday night, near Zuma rock in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State. The location, near Madalla Town in Suleja LGA is close to Zuba, along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. It was learnt that the...
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai recently eliminated no fewer than 20 suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Nigeria’s North East region. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, made this known at the Bi-Weekly news conference...
The House of Representatives has called for the deployment of more troops to Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba in a bid to dislodge terrorists and restore normalcy in the area. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Rimamnde Kwewum (PDP-Taraba) at the...
There is now calm at the Kuje Correctional Centre in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, following a deadly attack on the facility by gunmen on Tuesday night, PRNigeria reports. Recalled that suspected terrorists Tuesday night attacked the Kuje prison, freeing hardened criminals into the nation’s capital. PRNigeria gathered that...
One of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014, has shared how she escaped from captivity after eight years. The insurgents had stormed the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State where they whisked away over 250 girls who were writing their final...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has vowed to bring to justice terrorists behind attack on troops location in Shororo, Niger State. COAS Yahaya gave the assurance while addressing journalists at Mogadishu Cantonment Juma’at Mosque prayer in commemoration of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration NADCEL 2022...
The Nigerian Army says its troops of 302 Regiment and security agencies have dislodged camps belonging to Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Anambra and Enugu State. Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Sunday, said the raids were carried out in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigeria military troops have rescued two abducted Chibok school girls from the captivity of Boko Haram insurgents in Bama and Gwoza axis of Borno State. The Theater Commander, JTF Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Chris G. Musa disclosed this on Tuesday while parading the...
The Nigerian Army says its troops from 115 Battalion have neutralized several ISWAP/BokoHaram terrorists during an aggressive clearance operation around Lassa & Kelle villages in Borno State. According to a brief statement on Friday, the army said the encounter took place on Thursday, 9 June 2022. The troops also...
Nigerian military troops have eliminated over 35 armed bandits in Dutsen Argida and Magaman Daji communities in Niger State. The terrorists, who PRNigeria learnt emerged from Birnin Gwari forest, in Kaduna State, were reported to have invaded the two communities located in Rijau Local Government Area, via Kontagora town...
Troops of 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, in conjunction with the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) as well as other security agencies, have killed leader of a notorious gang, Otobong Moses, alias Otoabasi, during a raid at their hideout in Akwa Ibom. The Assistant Director, Army...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has felicitated with troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) on the occasion of the Eid-El-Fitr Celebration. Presenting his Goodwill message to personnel across all NA formations and units, the COAS specially recognized and appreciated...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – At least 100 Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, including 10 key commanders have been killed by Troops of the Multinational Joint task Force (MNJTF) in Lake Chad region. The Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Col. Muhammad Dole, in...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Military troops have rescued the Kaduna-bound train passengers trapped by terrorists Monday night, the state government has said. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that suspected terrorist on Monday night attacked a Kaduna-bound train, few kilometers to Kaduna metropolis. Confirming the incident in a statement, he Commissioner...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have continued to record successes as 466 terrorists surrendered while scores were killed in different operations within two weeks in North East, Defence Headquarters says. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this while giving updates of military operations across the country...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – As the fight against criminality intensifies in Benue State, troops from Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, on Saturday made a huge breakthrough when they rescued 8 persons from kidnappers den. Mr Nathaniel Ikyur, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, said in a statement on Sunday,...