Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued an abducted mother and her infant child while intensifying operations against insurgents across parts of Nigeria’s North-East region. The rescue was recorded during ongoing clearance missions conducted under the military’s Operation Desert Sanity V/Siege, which has continued to target terrorist hideouts and...
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Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismissed reports of a purported kidnapping at Phase 1 Primary School in Gbagalape, Abuja, clarifying that no abduction took place. In a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, the police said officers attached to the Nyanya Division swiftly responded...
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army under 2 Division Nigerian Army have rescued two kidnap victims following a swift response to a kidnapping incident in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, disclosed this...
Oyo State Police Command has commenced an intensive investigation into the attack on the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Passport Office in Ogbomoso, where armed assailants reportedly assaulted officers on duty and made away with a service rifle, ammunition and other valuables. According to the Command, the incident occurred on...
Headquarters Joint Task Force (North Central) Operation Savannah Shield (OPSS) has denied allegations that its troops abandoned their duty post and engaged in extortion in Chikanda area of Kwara State following the May 25 attack on the Emir’s Palace in Yashikara community, Baruten Local Government Area. The military was...
Sokoto State Police Command has successfully thwarted a bandit attack on Imasa Matankari village in Tureta Local Government Area, recovering 25 cattle stolen during the raid and ensuring that no lives were lost. The operation was carried out by operatives of the Command’s Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU) and...
Troops of Nigerian Army’s 7 Division Provost Group have arrested a 25-year-old man suspected of providing logistics and intelligence support to Boko Haram terrorists operating in Borno State. The suspect, identified as Mohammed Bulama, a resident of Mafa Local Government Area, was apprehended during an intelligence-led surveillance operation within...
Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Tambuwal, has expressed deep sorrow over the recent bandit attacks on Dangulbi community in Tureta Local Government Area of the state, that left scores dead. Tambuwal, who described the killings, destruction of property, and displacement of peaceful residents as painful, tragic, and...
Nigerian Navy has recorded another operational success in the ongoing counter-terrorism campaign in the North East following the arrest of a suspected terrorist collaborator by personnel of Naval Base Lake Chad (NBLC). Director of Naval Information Nigerian Navy, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in a statement made available to...
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have intensified ongoing security operations in Benue and Taraba states, resulting in the neutralisation of four suspected criminals, the rescue of two kidnap victims, and the recovery of weapons, ammunition and illicit drugs. The successful operations, conducted between May 24 and May 31,...
Nigerian Army troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have intercepted a suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP member who fled from a terrorist enclave following recent military airstrikes in Borno State. Military sources disclosed that the suspect, identified as Ahmad Sheriff, 27, was intercepted at about 10:12 a.m. on May 31 during...
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have successfully rescued 23 kidnapped passengers following a swift counter-kidnapping operation along the Ayegunle–Bunu Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Army in a post on Monday via its X handle (@HQNigerianArmy), said the rescue operation was launched in the...
The Kaduna State Police Command has foiled two separate cattle rustling and kidnapping attempts in Igabi and Kudan Local Government Areas, recovering no fewer than 245 rustled cattle. The command said the operations, carried out on May 31, 2026, were made possible through coordinated efforts involving police operatives, local...
At least six people have been killed and several others injured in fresh attacks on communities in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, less than 24 hours after reported assaults on herders and their livestock in the area. The latest incident adds to a growing cycle of violence...
Nigerian Army troops have conducted an offensive operation targeting suspected terrorist hideouts in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Security sources according to a report by a security expert, ZagaZola Makama, disclosed that the operation was carried out at about 5:00 a.m. on May 30 by troops of...
Nigeria Police Force addresses the public regarding reports of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa and concerns about possible reprisal attacks on South African nationals, businesses, and interests in Nigeria. After the Joint Intelligence Board Meeting on 18 May 2026, chaired by the National Security Adviser, security and intelligence...
Troops of Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA rescued 31 kidnapped victims, neutralized 5 terrorists and dismantled several terrorists camps in a series of coordinated operations across Zamfara and Katsina states. Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division, Nigerian Army / Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have thwarted a planned kidnapping operation in Kogi State, killing a suspected terrorist and recovering an AK-47 rifle along with ammunition during a targeted operation in Lokoja Local Government Area. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lt. Abdullahi Ibrahim, confirmed...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the promotion of 17,952 junior police officers across various ranks in the Nigeria Police Force as part of ongoing efforts to enhance personnel welfare, boost morale, and reward diligence, professionalism, and dedication to duty. The Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid,...
Nigerian Army has cautioned churches and residents across the South-East against complying with a directive reportedly issued by the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), calling for memorial services in honour of victims of the Nigerian Civil War. In a statement released on Friday...