By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – As part of the on-going counter-insurgency campaign against terrorist and their cohorts operating across the country, troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria during the week, neutralized 43 terrorists and arrested 115 others. During the ambushes, raids, fighting patrols and other forms of...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) have neutralized 10 terrorists, rescued 9 kidnap victims and recovered arms and ammunition including operational motorcycle and communication gadgets. The Nigeria Army In a statement on Thursday via its...
The Nigerian Army, on Monday, restated its resolve to flush out kidnappers, bandits and other criminal elements from Ondo State. The Commander, 32 Artillery Brigade in Ondo State, Brig.-Gen.Muktar Adamu, said this during the flag-off of a Field Training Exercise codenamed Exercise Still Water III, 2023...
The Defence Headquarters says troops of the armed forces have in the last one week neutralised 31 terrorists and apprehended 81 others in various operations across North East, North Central and North West. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said this in a statement on Sunday...
Troops of Joint Task Force South-East, code-named Operation UDO KA II, has neutralised four members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), during a gun duel. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday by Lt.-Col. Jonah...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigeria Army says troops of Operation Save Haven (OPSH) have uncovered a gun manufacturing factory in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Army in a statement on Friday said the discovery followed a week long intelligence operations that finally led...
Troops of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, and the Nigerian Police have neutralised six combatants of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN) in different encounters in Abia and Enugu States. This is contained in a statement by the Director of...
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Armed Forces of Nigeria, have in the last two weeks eliminated a total of 151 terrorists and apprehended 456 others in different operations across the country. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, stated this while giving update of military operations across...
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of the armed forces have within nine weeks, neutralised 23 terrorists, arrested 109 criminals, and five kidnappers. It also said that one informant and 22 suspected oil thieves were arrested within the period across the country. The Director, Defence Media...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Nigerian Army (NA) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, says ‘the only thing better than democracy for Nigeria in this modern era, is more democracy’.c The Army Chief stated this on Saturday, while addressing Officer Cadets at...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army, sister Services, Nigeria Police and other security agencies have successfully raided hideouts and training camps belonging to IPOB/ESN in Orsomoghu Forest spanning Anambra and Imo States. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the raid was part of the...
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has urged the public in Kaduna and Plateau axis not to panic over movement of troops and military equipment from July 30 to Aug. 11. The academy said in a statement by Maj. Victor Olukoya on Saturday in Kaduna that the movement was a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a former soldier suspected to be supplying weapons to Boko Haram members in Bauchi State. The Nigeria Army authority disclosed this on Friday in its ‘Report On Joint Task Force Operational Activities. “On 18 July...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Nigerian Army troops in conjunction with Vigilante Group have raided the camps of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network, and arrested nine suspected terrorists in Anambra. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this...
The Defence Headquarters says the destruction of rogue vessels used to steal crude oil in the Niger Delta is in line with the extant laws guiding the military operations. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said this while addressing newsmen on the operations of the Armed Forces...
The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.Gen. T.A Lagbaja and Chief of Air Staff (CAS), AVM H.B Abubakar, on Wednesday marked the Eid-el-kabir celebration with troops in Maiduguri.armya Addressing them during a Sallah lunch at Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Lagbaja said the visit was symbolic, being his first engagement...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, has felicitated the gallant troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and their families on this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen....
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Residents of Kaduna State have been urged not to panic over massive movement of military personnel and equipment during its four-day field exercise. The spokesperson of The Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji, Maj. Umar Adamu, made the call in a statement...
By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja – The Defence Headquarter has said Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have eliminated three bandits in an ambush at Anka-Dan Kapani crossing in Anka LGA of Zamfara. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known in a statement via its official Twitter...
The Defence Headquarters says troops of the armed forces have in the last two weeks rescued 468 kidnapped victims and eliminated 54 terrorists in various operations across the Northeast, North-Central and Northwest. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly...