Nigeria’s military says its forces have increased pressure on armed groups responsible for the abduction of schoolchildren in the country’s north, destroying terrorist hideouts and pursuing kidnappers across vast forest corridors. A senior army source confirmed to NAN that units operating under Operation FANSAN YAMMA have eliminated several militants over the past day and are…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have killed a suspected bandit and recovered a cache of arms during a raid in Mbagen community, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. The Acting Media Information Officer of OPWS Headquarters, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, confirmed the operation in a statement issued on Tuesday in…
Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) on Tuesday successfully repelled a coordinated attack by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Kangar, Mallam Fatori, Borno State. In a statement, Lt-Col Sani Uba, the Task Force’s Media Information Officer, said…
Troops from Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), the Joint Task Force North East, have successfully thwarted a coordinated terrorist attack on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kangar, situated in Mallam Fatori, Borno State, during the early hours of Tuesday, 4 November 2025. The attack, launched at approximately 0430 hours by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, involved the deployment…
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have achieved significant success in ongoing counter-terrorism operations, neutralising several terrorists and securing key locations across Borno and Adamawa States between 25 and 31 October. The media information officer for OPHK, Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, stated in a release on Saturday that the operation thwarted multiple terrorist attacks, dismantled…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have eliminated a notorious terrorist kingpin, Kachalla Maidawa, and 35 other insurgents in coordinated nationwide operations conducted between Sept. 29 and Oct. 4. A credible source at the Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the major breakthroughs were recorded across the six geo-political zones. He said…
Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), and operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested two fake police officers with a Hilux load of cannabis in Taraba. In a statement on Wednesday by Lt. Umar Muhammad, Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations 6 Brigade Nigerian Army,…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have foiled attempts by bandits to attack communities in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The Acting Media Information Officer of OPWS, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Makurdi. The operation comes barely a week after suspected armed herders…
The Nigerian Army says its troops apprehended 11 terrorists’ logistics suppliers and rescued nine kidnapped victims in nationwide operations in 48 hours. A credible source at Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that troops also seized 114 livestock, recovered ₦1.1 million in cash, one pump action gun, four…
The Nigerian military has stepped up its counter-insurgency campaign in the country’s north-west, killing 23 terrorists and rescuing 26 hostages in Katsina State as part of Operation Fasan Yamma. Military sources told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that troops engaged armed groups in Pauwa village, Kankara Local Government Area, on Saturday. Backed by air…
