The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has stated that the ongoing expansion of the Nigerian Army will enhance its operational reach and capacity to provide the secure environment required for entrepreneurship, the Orange Economy and other sectors of the national economy to thrive. The COAS...
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Troops of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY), have arrested a suspected illicit drug peddler in Kaduna State and foiled a terrorist attack, rescuing two kidnapped victims in Sokoto State, during separate operations on 12 and 13 September 2026. Media Information Officer, Joint Task...
Nigerian Army has honoured News Central Television Northeast Correspondent, Umaru Yakubu Kirawa, for his exceptional bravery and commitment to reporting on counter-terrorism operations and humanitarian issues in the North East. Kirawa was decorated with the “Conflict Coverage Hero Award” by the Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force North...
In a solemn and emotionally charged atmosphere, the remains of late Colonel Adetokunbo Olorunfemi Ojomo was committed to the mother earth on 11 September 2026, at All Saint Church Cemetery Jericho-Ibadan, Oyo state. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division, Nigerian Army (NA), Major General Auwalu Mahmuda, while reading...
No fewer than 4 police officers and seven residents have been confirmed dead following a deadly attack by suspected Fulani armed herders on Ayilamo community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. The Benue State Police Command disclosed the incident in a statement issued by its Public Relations...
Nigerian Army has reaffirmed its commitment to developing intellectually grounded and strategically minded officers capable of confronting Nigeria’s evolving security challenges. This was highlighted at the graduation ceremony of the Leadership and Strategic Studies Course (LSSC) 4/2025, held on Friday, 11 September 2026, at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre...
Air strikes by the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have hit a terrorist enclave at Tumbunma Baba in the Tumbuns area of Borno State, neutralising more than 18 fighters and destroying structures used for meetings and logistics. The Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters JTF North East OPHK...
Nigerian Army has opened an investigation into an allegation of sexual abuse involving a serving officer, Captain Etim Essien, attached to Headquarters 3 Division, Jos. The Army said it became aware of reports circulating online about the allegation and had taken steps to establish the facts and circumstances surrounding...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the strategic redeployment of senior officers to key command, operational and staff appointments across the Nigerian Army (NA), as part of ongoing efforts to enhance operational effectiveness, strengthen leadership and align the Service’s command structure with Nigeria’s...
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that troops deployed across different theatres of operation rescued 36 abducted victims and neutralised several terrorists, including two notorious kingpins, during coordinated military operations carried out nationwide. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed the development in a statement issued on...
At least six people have been killed, seven others abducted and hundreds of cattle stolen after armed terrorists attacked Girkau village in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State, just two days before the expiry of a seven-day ultimatum demanding a ₦40 million security levy from residents. The Thursday...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have recovered the bodies of additional 5 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, alongside AK-47 rifles and other items, during ongoing exploitation operations following the recent failed terrorist attack on troops in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State on...
Two suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have surrendered to troops of the Nigerian Army in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State, in what security officials described as another breakthrough in the ongoing counter-insurgency campaign in the North-East. The suspects, identified as Jidda Modu,...
Armed Forces of Nigeria have rescued 15 abducted members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from Egume Forest in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, while troops across the country secured the freedom of 610 kidnap victims during coordinated operations in August. Director of Defence Media Operations,...
Nigerian Army has said its troops under the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised more than 50 suspected terrorists during a fierce operation in Maikujera village, Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, recovering weapons and motorcycles. The operation was carried out on Friday as...
At least five people, including a respected Islamic cleric, have been killed while scores of residents were abducted following separate terrorists’ attacks on communities in Goronyo and Tureta Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. The latest assaults came as residents of Gorau village in Goronyo Local Government Area were...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA has recorded operational successes in Kaduna and Kano States, rescuing 2 kidnapped victims, recovering 94 rustled livestock and disrupting terrorist activities in separate operations conducted on 25 and 26 August 2026. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West)...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have discovered the remains of a detonated improvised explosive device (IED) along the Dikwa–Marte Main Supply Route (MSR) in Borno State, reinforcing concerns over the persistent threat posed by insurgents on key roads in the North-East. According to military sources, the discovery was made...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, commissioned a new helipad at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital (44 NARH), Kaduna, to enhance the emergency air evacuation of wounded soldiers from operational theatres. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, Lieutenant General Shaibu described...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, commissioned newly completed blocks of flats for officers at Ribadu Cantonment, Kaduna, reaffirming the Nigerian Army’s commitment to improving the welfare and living conditions of its personnel and their families. The accommodation project was initiated...