By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja – The Defence Headquarter has said Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have eliminated three bandits in an ambush at Anka-Dan Kapani crossing in Anka LGA of Zamfara. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known in a statement via its official Twitter...
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By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have raided a weapon fabrication factory at Wukari in Taraba and apprehended two suspected gunrunners. The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said in a statement on Saturday, that the troops acted on credible intelligence. Maj. Gen. Danmadami...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor says Nigeria requires an all of society approach to curtail the various forms of insecurity facing it. Irabor said this on Thursday in Abuja, at a two-day workshop on “Use of Broadcasting in Complementing the Military in Conflict Mitigation and...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – No fewer than seven terrorists have been killed and two others arrested after troops of Operation Hadarin Daji raided the terrorists’ camps in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Director, Defence Madia Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known in a statement...
The Defence Headquarters says troops of the armed forces have in the last two weeks rescued 468 kidnapped victims and eliminated 54 terrorists in various operations across the Northeast, North-Central and Northwest. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly...
The Defence Headquarters has described the call for interim government by some persons in the country as unfortunate and unconstitutional. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said this while addressing newsmen at the bi-weekly briefing on military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja. Danmadami said...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has clarified that the UN Peacekeeping fighting vehicles and equipment sighted recently in Benin, the Edo State capital, were meant for deployment for peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. It would be recalled that a video clip titled, “tension as heavy...
The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that a total of 1,332 terrorists and their family members surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai across North East in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known during the bi-weekly news briefing on the...
Defence Headquarters says the troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, have in the last two weeks destroyed 39 illegal oil refining sites in the South South zone. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at a bi-weekly news briefing on military operations...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has neutralised over 100 terrorists including some of their leaders in an airstrike on Dec. 20, in Borno. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Director Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet....
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated 103 Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa State Province (ISWAP) in the past three weeks in the North-East. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami stated this while reviewing progress of military operations on Thursday in Abuja. He said the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters has said the military and other security agencies are not under pressure from desperate politicians to compromise the 2023 general elections. The Director of Defence Information, Major General Jimmy Akpor, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, also debunked...
Top military officers at the Defence Headquarters, DHQ, and some commanders of various ongoing military operations in the country have sought the understanding of troops over non-payments of their two-month operational allowances, PRNigeria can authoritatively report. The troops, who are those prosecuting the military operations across the country, namely:...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja, has accused Reuters, a British international news agency, of attempt to blackmail the Nigerian military through what it described as “mercenary journalism”. The Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Akpor said the news outlet wrote...
The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar El-Kanemi, says the challenge of terrorism was created by outsiders who came to settle in Borno in the name acquiring Qur’anic education. The Shehu said this when he hosted the Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor and a team of journalists who visited...
The Defence Headquarters says the military has eliminated more than 50 terrorists and rescued 50 victims in land and air offensives in North East and North West in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at a bi-weekly news briefing on...
The Defence Headquarters said the troops of Operation Delta Safe and other subsidiary operations discovered and destroyed 44 illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta region in two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at a bid-weekly news briefing on the operations of...
The Defence Headquarters on Monday, declared 19 terrorists wanted and placed N5 million bounty on each of them. The details of the 19 terrorists are contained in a poster released by the Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor, on Monday in Abuja. The information on the poster revealed that...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – A notorious bandit kingpin identified as Mr Bada has been killed by troops of Operation Hadarin Daji at Yar Tashar village in Maru LGA of Zamfara State. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, disclosed this in a statement issued to...
The Defence Headquarters says Nigerian troops on Oct. 29 repelled an attack by the Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists at Wawa Cantonment in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at a bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of armed...