The Military High Command on Tuesday said troops deployed to various operations across the country have in the last 12 months eliminated 10,937 terrorists, apprehended 12,538 and rescued 7,063 hostages. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the...
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The Military High Command has described the notorious bandit and terrorist leader, Bello Turji, is a “dead man walking’. Turji is a notorious terrorist and bandit leader operating in North-western Nigeria, particularly Zamfara, Sokoto and Niger states. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, stated this while...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have apprehended a 25-year old suspected female ammunition courier, Shamsiyya Ahadu. The Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre of the operation, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri– Troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade on Friday, neutralized members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), during operations in Osina, Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State. This is contained in a statement...
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, has said the drones being used by terrorist groups are not military grade and cannot pose any threat in the counter-terrorism war. Buba said this on Friday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the recent airstrike incident in Sokoto State....
President Bola Tinubu says he has confidence in the security architecture of Nigeria. The President said this during his maiden media chat on Monday. “It is very unfortunate that we have had wanton killings in the past. I remember when I jumped into the campaign. I had to stop...
The Federal Government will on Monday, arraigned five suspected terrorists linked to the notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, at a Federal High Court in Abuja. The suspects, who were arrested by the Nigerian security agencies, will be arraigned by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) before...
The combined efforts of the military, Police and other security forces led to the killing of 8,034 terrorists, the arrest of 11,623 suspected terrorists and the rescue of 7,967 kidnap victims in 2024. Director, Legal Service and Coordinator, Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee (SCIPC), Office of the National Security...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Unidentified terrorists, believed to be affiliated with the notorious Bello Turji group, launched a deadly attack on a village in Sokoto, killing at least 9 people and abducting several others, according to local reports. The cruel attack which happened in the early hours of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Police operatives attached to the Borno State Command repelled a group of armed and dreaded terrorists, who attacked the Jakana Divisional Police Headquarters, Borno State, on November 28, 2024. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Sunday...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, launched a devastating air strike against terrorists in Kukawa, Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Akinboyewa said the NAF...
The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has destroyed terrorists’ food depot and killed several in airstrikes in their enclave at Jubillaram in the Tumbuns area of Lake Chad Basin. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the troops have killed a notorious terrorist commander named Munzur Ya Audu in North East and 114 others through well executed operations across the country. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of...
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar, has reiterated Federal Government commitment to flush out Lakurawa and other terrorists groups in the country. Abubakar gave the assurance when he inspected newly established Airforce component of military operation against banditry, terrorism and kidnappings ‘Operation Fansan Yamma” on Monday in Sokoto....
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Component of “Operation Fansan Yamma” has killed several terrorists in an airstrike on a terrorist kingpin’s residence in Palele, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. This is contained in a statement by the NAF Director, Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Olusola...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma successfully neutralised several bandits in Babban Kauye village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara, on November 15. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, said in a statement on Sunday that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Air Component of “Operation Fansan Yamma” has dismantled a major bandits’ enclave located within Dunya Hill and Batauna Forest in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, made this...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Reports from locals in Sokoto State indicate that the new terrorists’ group known as ‘Lakurawa‘ has lowered its recruitment incentive to either a cow or N500,000 per individual. This move is likely a response to the economic hardship faced by the community, with many...
The President Bola Tinubu administration will flush out the new terrorist group, Lukarawa, from the country. Malam Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser (NSA), said this at the 2024 Comptroller-General of Customs Conference in Abuja. The NSA, who represented the president at the event, said progress had been made in...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede while on an operational tour to Sokoto State urged officers to deal decisively with enemies of humanity and the country. Lt Gen Olufemi, who addressed officers of the 8 Division, Nigerian Army Sokoto while...