Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned the latest terrorist attack on Ngoshe community in Borno State, describing the incident as tragic and unacceptable. In a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, Obi said he received the news of the attack with deep...
Boko Haram Terrorists
Joint Task Force in the North-East, Operation HADIN KAI, has accused terrorist groups of resorting to propaganda by recycling old images and reports in a bid to mislead the public about the current security situation in the region. Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN...
Armed Forces of Nigeria on Friday announced that its troops killed scores of terrorists and rescued more than 400 kidnapped victims during intensified military operations across the country in February. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, disclosed this during the monthly operational briefing at the...
A 25-year-old woman believed to be the wife of a Boko Haram commander has surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources disclosed that the woman, identified as Kaltum Dalha, turned herself in at a Forward Operating Base at about...
Force Commander(FC) Multinational Joint Task Force, Major General ST Audu has charged troops deployed at Forward Operating Base( FOB) DUJI to escalate operations against terrorists operating in the Nigeria-Niger borders and also ensure that they hold their ground. General Audu made the call on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, during...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have sustained aggressive offensive and stabilisation operations across the theatre of OPHK, successfully thwarted a terrorist attack, neutralising insurgents, and rescuing kidnapped civilians in separate operations conducted on 20–21 February 2026. Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task...
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, has formally operationalised the Joint Task Force North Central Operation SAVANNAH SHIELD (OPSS) at 22 Brigade, Sobi Military Cantonment, Ilorin, Kwara State. Director Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. Maj. Gen....
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have recovered ₦37 million suspected to be linked to terrorist financing, following a series of coordinated operations targeting insurgent supply and funding networks in the North-East. In a press statement issued on Monday, the Media Information Officer...
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed grave concern over Saturday night’s terror attack across three communities of Tunga-Makeri, Konkoso and Pissa in Niger State, resulting in multiple deaths and abduction of innocent citizens. Kwara State Governor/ NGF Chairman, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, in a statement on Monday said the Forum commiserated...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have demonstrated exceptional courage and operational superiority by decisively thwarted coordinated terrorist attacks in Pulka and Mandaragirau, in Borno State. Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, confirmed...
Amnesty International has strongly condemned a fresh wave of deadly attacks that left at least 32 people dead in Tungar-Makeri, Konsoko and Pissa villages in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The attacks, carried out by heavily armed gunmen riding on dozens of motorcycles, began in the early...
Troops of the Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have continued to sustain offensive operations across the theatre under Operation DESERT SANITY V, recording significant operational successes. Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba , disclosed...
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) uncompromising resolve to intensify air operations against insurgent and terrorist elements, declaring that the Service remains fully committed to decisive, intelligence-driven action across all theatres. Speaking at a high-level strategic meeting with...
Nigerian military has said its ongoing operations in the North-East have recorded major gains, with more than 30 terrorists neutralised and over 700 displaced Nigerians safely returned within one week. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-General Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists in Abuja on recent...
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has launched a blistering attack on Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, over comments he made while condoling with victims of a recent Boko Haram attack that reportedly claimed over 150 lives. Governor Zulum, who visited Kwara State to commiserate...
Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) has recorded a major operational breakthrough following a carefully coordinated operations in the last 2 weeks leading to the capture and destruction of notorious ISWAP terrorists detention facility deep within the forested Timbuktu Triangle in Gujba Local...
Armed Forces of Nigeria have recorded significant operational successes across the country in January 2026, neutralising scores of terrorists, arresting 452 suspected criminals and rescuing no fewer than 284 kidnapped victims, the Defence Headquarters has said. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on January 30, 2026, the Director...
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC-Borno South) has called on the military authorities and troops to sustain the ongoing operations in the Sambisa Forests, Mandara Mountains bordering Cameroun Republic, the Timbuktu Traingle and shores of the Lake Chad region in order to stem the tide of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. He...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has successfully neutralized over 10 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists during precision air strikes in the Timbuktu Triangle, spanning parts of Borno and Yobe states. According to reliable sources, on January 13, intelligence gathered...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has recorded another major operational success against terrorists in Borno State, following a coordinated air interdiction under the joint task force, Operation HADIN KAI. The air strikes were carried out at Abbaga Jiri, a known terrorist enclave within the Timbuktu Triangle, after credible intelligence confirmed...