The Senate on Wednesday mourned the fallen soldiers in the Kukawa attack in Borno, expressing grave concern over the deadly assault on a Nigerian Army formation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the senate observed a minute silence for the soldiers, following a motion moved by Mohammed Monguno (APC-Borno North) during plenary in…
Troops of Sector 1 under Operation Whirl Stroke during a combined confidence-building and fighting patrol along the Katsina-Ala–Zaki Biam Road in Benue State killed two terrorists and recovered an AK 47 rifle in Benue State. A statement by acting Media Information Officer HQ JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE Lt. Ahmad Zubairu said troops acting on credible…
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Wednesday night said President Ahmed Tinubu has approved the deployment of troops to the Kaiama area of the state. Abdulrazaq explained that the battalion of soldiers, known as Operation Savannah Shield, is expected to flush out bandits in Kaiama and the National Park in Niger State. The governor…
The Senate has directed its joint committee on security to investigate the sudden withdrawal of military personnel from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State shortly before bandits invaded the school. The committee is expected to submit its report within two weeks. The upper chamber also mandated the same joint committee to probe the…
Armed bandits have killed five soldiers and 10 villagers in an ambush along the Lilo–Gulubba Road, under Mada District of Gusau Local Government Area, Zamfara State. The incident, which occurred on Monday, targeted a convoy of traders being escorted to Gusau market by troops. At a press briefing on Wednesday at the Nigeria Union of…
The Nigerian Army has pledged to maintain security operations in Taraba State after two of its personnel were killed in an ambush during a peacekeeping mission. A senior military source confirmed that troops of the 6 Brigade came under fire from unidentified assailants in Karim-Lamido on 20 August. The attack claimed the lives of two…
The Headquarters of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army says that it is currently probing a recent clash between soldiers and civilians along Nsukka-Igbo Eze South Road within Enugu State. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of the Division, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni in Enugu on Tuesday. Ayeni…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to prioritising soldiers’ welfare, emphasising that the “Soldier First” concept was central to his command philosophy. Oluyede said this during the Interdenominational Church Service to mark the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2025, on Sunday in Abuja. He said the…
Seventeen Nigerian soldiers have died and 10 others wounded during a large-scale battle with armed terrorists in Niger State, military officials have confirmed. The clash took place on 24 June near Bangi community in Mariga local government area, where terrorists attempted a covert movement into Kwatankoro Forest — a notorious sanctuary for armed groups operating…
No fewer than 11 soldiers have been killed and six others including a brigade commander have sustained injuries during terrorists attack on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Wajiroko in Borno State. According to military sources, the brigade commander was injured when his vehicle stepped on an Improvise Explosive (IED) enroute the location to provide…
