The military says troops in land, air and maritime operations nationwide eliminated 317 terrorists and criminal elements while rescuing 221 kidnapped victims in May. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a monthly press briefing on ongoing military operations. Onoja said troops, in joint land, air…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it killed several terrorists and disrupted a planned attack in Niger State during a series of intelligence-led operations. The NAF spokesperso, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Ejodame said the strikes were carried out by the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says more than 20 ISIS/ISWAP fighters have been killed during coordinated airstrikes carried out in the Metele axis of Borno State. The military operation, conducted in partnership with the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), targeted terrorist elements reportedly converging in the area following intelligence surveillance. In a statement released on Monday,…
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have foiled a cross-border fuel smuggling attempt, apprehending 16 suspected terrorists in sustained offensive operations across North-East theatre. This is revealed in the Nigerian Army’s operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. The report indicated that troops of 3 Battalion (Mechanised), acting on intelligence,…
The inspector-general of police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu has deployed the deputy inspector-general of police (Operations), DIG Shehu Umar Nadada to Kaduna State in response to the recent attack in Ariko Village near Gurara Dam. Recall that on April 5, 2026, armed bandits attacked ECWA and Catholic Churches in the community, firing indiscriminately, killing five…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have uncovered a suspected terrorist burial ground and apprehended high-profile collaborators in sustained operations across Borno and Adamawa states. Operational reports made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja indicated that an air interdiction at Chikide neutralised several ISWAP/JAS fighters gathered under a shelter, while others fled…
Troops of the Operation HADIN KAI have neutralised more than 80 terrorists following a fierce overnight battle in Mallam Fatori, Borno. The troops, under the Joint Task Force (North East), repelled a coordinated five-pronged attack launched by insurgents on the 68 Battalion location in Sector 3 in the early hours of Wednesday. The military in…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Tunji Disu, has assured Kwara residents and Nigerians that security agencies will reclaim communities currently threatened by terrorists. Disu gave the assurance on Monday during an operational visit to the Nigeria Police Force command in Ilorin, where he met stakeholders to review strategies against insecurity. According to him, the visit…
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…
Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have dislodged suspected terrorists in a notorious terrorist hideout in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Makurdi, by Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, the Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters OPWS. Zubairu said the troops recovered a significant cache of…
