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The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, Tuesday, confirmed that troops of Operation Hadin Kai and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have killed 10 Boko …
Troops neutralise 10 Boko Haram terrorists at Nigeria-Cameroon border Read More
The federal government and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have decided to go into a partnership on strengthening Nigeria’s response to criminal and terrorist finance related …
Minerals: FG strengthens ties with UNODC to curb terrorism Read More
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Friday said troops Operation Hadin Kai operating in the North East arrested 7 terrorists logistics suppliers and collaborators during well-coordinated operations conducted in Kaga, Gwoza, Biu …
Troops arrest 7 terrorists’ logistics suppliers, collaborators in Borno Read More
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said troops killed 6,260 terrorists while 14,138 terrorists and other criminals were apprehended in joint military operations across the country in the past two years. …
Troops neutralised 6, 260 terrorists, rescued 5,365 civilians in 2 years – Nigeria Military Read More
A group, North Central Peace Advocates (NCPA) has called on the government to bring the terrorists responsible for mass killings in Benue state to book. The group in a statement …
Bring those responsible for Benue killings to book – Group tasks FG Read More
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have neutralised another Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists’ kingpin, Malam Jidda in Ngazalgana Gujba local government area of Borno state along with several other terrorists in the Timbuktu Triangle. …
Troops neutralise terrorists’ kingpin Jidda, others in Borno Read More
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Monday said its aircraft operating under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), sustained its momentum in the fight against terrorism with a successful air interdiction mission targeting …
NAF airstrikes hit terrorists’ training ground in Lake Chad, averts threats to Marte, Monguno Read More
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), operating under Operation HADIN KAI, delivered a precision airstrike that dealt a heavy blow to terrorist elements in Buratai, Borno State in the early hours …
NAF airstrikes neutralise terrorists, destroy gun trucks in Buratai Read More
In yet another coordinated efforts by the ground forces and Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), scores of terrorists have been neutralised, with assorted arms and ammunition recovered, in a …
Troops foil terrorists’ attacks on Buratai, Fatori Read More
The allegation by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state to the effect that some Nigerian politicians and military personnel are among those collaborating with and leaking information to Boko Haram …
Boko Haram’s invincibility and the Zulum compass Read MoreThe question of whether armed groups can be labelled either as freedom fighters or terrorists is highly contested. The delineating line between a terrorist and a freedom fighter is often …
Freedom fighters or terrorists? Rethinking the labels of armed struggles Read More
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division Nigerian Army and Commander Sector 2 Operation Fansan Yamma, Maj.-Gen. Ibikunle Ajose, has said that troops heightened onslaught in Sokoto and Kebbi states …
We have subdued activities of Lakurawa terror group – GOC Read More
… Situation under control – Army A suspected suicide bomber was reportedly killed in a failed attempt to detonate an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), at the bus stop of Mogadishu …
Suspected suicide bomber Killed, 2 injured in failed attack on Mogadishu cantonment Abuja Read MoreThe Nigerian has confirmed that there was an explosion at Mogadishu cantonment in Abuja. According to a statement on it X handle @HQNigerian Army ( formerly Twitter) the army said …
Breaking: Army confirms explosion at Mogadishu cantonment bus stop Abuja Read MoreThe Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, Friday, ordered commanding officers and soldiers to crush and clear terrorists without showing any mercy out of the country’s territory. He …
Crush terrorists without mercy, COAS charges soldiers Read More
A group of concerned Zamfara elders have criticised Governor Dauda Lawal’s handling of armed banditry victims, accusing him of spreading false claims about free medical treatment provided to those injured …
Insecurity: Zamfara elders tackle gov. Lawal of misleading Nigerians over banditry victim support Read MoreThe recent reemergence of Boko Haram in the North-east zone after nearly two years of silence is troubling. Their ability to launch an attack on a military base, resulting in …
The resurgence of Boko Haram in the North-east Read More
Several suspected members of the ISWAP terrorist group met a grim end Wednesday as Nigerian troops repelled a second attack by the terrorists on a military base in Rann, the …
Many terrorists killed as troops foil repeat attack on Borno military base Read MoreThe Kogi state command of the Nigerian Police has apprehended 239 criminal elements terrorising innocent people, the Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye has said. He stated this at a maiden press briefing …
Kogi: Police arrest 239 suspects, recover 13 guns in 3 months Read MoreTwo soldiers attached to the 135 Special Forces Battalion in Yobe state are under investigation over alleged collaboration with ISWAP terrorists and compromising national security. The soldiers’ telephone conversations were …
Yobe ambush: 2 soldiers under probe for allegedly ‘working with terrorists’ Read More
The Edo state governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has denied claim that he allocated the sum of N6 billion to compensate “Fulani terrorists”. Okpebholo discribed the claim as inciting and a …
Edo: Okpebholo speaks on ‘allocating N6bn to terrorists’ Read More
Daredevil gunmen suspected to be Lakurawa bandits riding on motorcycles and armed with AK 47 rifles have raided Adarawa village in Tangaza local government area of Sokoto state. A source …
Sokoto: Lakurawa bandits raid Tangaza LG chairman’s village, kill 3 Read More
0 The Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel, said it killed 70 soldiers in an attack on two military posts in northern Benin. Citing a …
Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists attack military posts in Benin Republic, kill 70 soldiers Read More
No fewer than three soldiers lost their lives when terrorists from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), attacked Buni Yadi in Yobe …
Terrorists attack Yobe community, kill 3 soldiers Read More
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi state Monday expressed outrage on the vicious attack by bandits suspected to be Lakurawas in Augie local government area. The attack claimed the lives of …
Lakurawa attack: Idris donates N50m to victims’ families, counsels vigilantes on strategies Read More