Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Air Component of the Joint Task Force of Operation FANSAN YAMMA has achieved a major operational breakthrough following precision air interdiction missions conducted on 14 November 2025 at the Sauri bandit camp in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Director of Public Relations and...
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Troops of 232 Battalion (Tactical), operating under Sector 4, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of a key drug supplier to Boko Haram terrorists, Zubairu Muhammed (45 years), in the early hours of 13 November 2025 at Uba town, Adamawa State. A statement...
In continued efforts to disrupt the activities of armed criminals within the Joint Operations Area (JOA), troops of Sector 2 (Sub-Sector 2) Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) Bokkos, conducted a raid on suspected gunrunners’ hideout on 13 November 2025 at Fashoron Village, Daffo District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau...
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has declared that terrorists, insurgents and armed bandits will find “no hiding place” anywhere in Nigeria, as the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) intensifies its nationwide counter-terrorism operations. Aneke gave the assurance during an operational tour of the Air Component...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have intensified their onslaught against insurgents in the North East, delivering a major setback to ISWAP fighters and rescuing 74 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in two separate operations across Borno State. The renewed push follows the directive of the Chief of Army...
Kaduna State Police Command has busted an alleged child-trafficking operation, rescuing 17 minors and arresting three people believed to be behind the scheme. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, revealed the development in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. According to him, officers acted swiftly on Nov. 12...
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), ‘Jibiya Border Command’ in Katsina State, has rescued no fewer than 150 suspected victims of human trafficking from January to date. The Comptroller, Mr Haruna Suleiman-Zakirai, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of a two-day...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have successfully rescued 74 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from what could have been a major abduction by insurgents along the Buratai–Kamuya road in Borno State. The incident occurred on Tuesday night when the corps members’ convoy, consisting of three...
Federal Government of Nigeria has intensified welfare reforms for serving and retired military personnel, with the payment of ₦18 billion in Group Life Insurance benefits and the establishment of a Veterans’ Databank and Call Centre. Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the...
Consul General of the Republic of Chad in Maiduguri, Mr Bisso Youssouf Mbodou Mbami, has called for deeper security and economic collaboration between Nigeria and Chad to combat cross-border crime and insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin. Mr Bisso made the call when he led a delegation from the...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has secured the conviction of one Mr. David Udensik, also known as Dr. Jacob Bello, for his role in a transnational oil-related fraud scheme amounting to over One Million United States Dollars (USD $1,000,000). The conviction followed a petition by a United States–based energy company,...
Lagos State Police Command has reiterated its resolve to arrest political activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, over what it described as plans to orchestrate violent demonstrations within the state. Commissioner of Police Olohundare Jimoh made this known during a high-level security meeting held on Monday at the...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) under the Joint Task Force North East have scored another significant victory in the fight against terrorism in Borno State. In a statement released on Monday, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, said that on 9 November...
A passenger train travelling from Itakpe to Warri derailed on Saturday in Kogi, leaving passengers stranded for several hours before being rescued by security operatives. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Kogi Command, CSP William Ovye-Aya, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday...
Chairman of Isa Local Government Area in Sokoto East Senatorial District, Hon. Sharehu Kamarawa, has dismissed allegations suggesting that he failed to act on intelligence reports about impending bandit attacks in his area. Describing the social media reports as “false and misleading,” Kamarawa said he promptly took proactive measures...
Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, psc, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Gwarimpa Division, SP Babale Galadima, to the Command Headquarters to face administrative disciplinary proceedings over allegations of professional misconduct raised by members of the public. The...
Imo State Police Command has uncovered a decomposing body following a successful raid on suspected kidnappers’ hideouts in the Okuku-Agwa forest, Owerri West Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, confirmed the operation in a statement released in Owerri on Friday, noting that the breakthrough was achieved on...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Wahidi Shaibu, on Thursday paid his first working visit to the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force (JTF), North-East Operation Hadin Kai, in Maiduguri, Borno State, where he met with officers and troops to boost their morale and encourage professionalism in counter-insurgency...
Directors of the Department of State Services (DSS) from the North-West states have converged on Kaduna to review prevailing security challenges and develop new strategies to enhance intelligence coordination and joint operations against banditry, terrorism, and other threats in the region. The zonal security conference, which also drew participants...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reiterated the Nigerian Army’s commitment to grooming highly skilled and battle-ready soldiers capable of confronting the nation’s security challenges with renewed strength and resilience. Shaibu made this known on Wednesday at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State while declaring...