Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) in the early hours of Wednesday successfully repelled a coordinated and simultaneous five-pronged terrorist attack on own positions at Mallam Fatori in Sector 3. Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant...
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Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has raised fresh concerns over internal complicity in the protracted insurgency in the North-East, urging residents of Borno and Yobe to take ownership of the fight against terrorism. Oluyede’s position, articulated after a high-level security meeting in Maiduguri, signals a strategic...
Nigerian Army has once again demonstrated its unwavering resolve to defeat terrorism, successfully repelling a coordinated night attack by insurgents in Mallam Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday 18 March 2026 at about 12:50 a.m., saw terrorists...
Ahead of the Sallah celebrations, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has reinforced his longstanding support for frontline military personnel by donating twenty bulls to troops across the district, including the Theatre Command and the Seven Division at the Maimalari Military Cantonment. The gesture extends to...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo has flagged off the building renovation, Solar Installation, Close Circuit Camera Television Installation and perimeter fencing of the Ogugu Army Forward Base (FOB) facility, cited in Ogugu, Olamaboro Local Government Area to boost internal security of the state. The governor, who was represented by...
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South at the National Assembly has strongly condemned the tragic bomb explosion reportedly carried out by Boko Haram terrorists in Maiduguri, which claimed about 23 lives and left over 100 injured. The Senator described the attacks as barbaric, inhumane, and a direct assault...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has condemned in the strongest terms the explosion that occurred in some parts of the metropolis on Monday evening. Zulum, who is currently in Saudi Arabia for the Lesser Hajj, described the attack as despicable, cruel, and cowardly, targeting innocent people in...
Multiple bomb explosions rocked Maiduguri on Monday evening, leaving at least 23 people dead and 108 others injured in what security agencies described as coordinated attacks by suspected suicide bombers. The explosions occurred at about 7:05 p.m. at three busy locations — Monday Market, the entrance of the University...
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed the arrest of four suspected bandits within the vicinity of Akure Airport in Akure, Ondo State, following a coordinated operation involving aviation and local security agencies. According to FAAN, the suspects were apprehended on Monday after security operatives responded to a...
At least 20 security operatives and local vigilantes were killed on Friday when heavily armed bandits ambushed a joint patrol in Wanka and nearby communities in the Garga area of Kanam Local Government, Plateau State. The Kanam Development Association (KADA) confirmed the attack in a statement issued by its...
Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE has arrested a high-profile suspected criminal during an intelligence-driven operation in Agasha Village of Guma Local Government Area, Benue State, following a report of an attack on a local resident. The operation was launched on 13 March 2026 after security agencies received credible information...
Troops of 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, under the operational command of Headquarters 82 Division Nigerian Army, have recorded another operational breakthrough in ongoing security operations in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State, as part of sustained efforts to consolidate earlier successes recorded against armed criminal elements in...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) in the early hours of Friday successfully thwarted attempted terrorist attacks on troops’ positions at Azir Bridge in Sector 2 and Banki in Sector 1. Media Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East)Operation HADIN KAI, Lt...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have recorded significant operational successes across various theatres of operation within the last 24 hours neutralizing 18 terrorists arresting 37 suspects and recovering several weapons and logistics items during a series of intelligence-led operations conducted nationwide. The operations which spanned multiple states also led...
Troops of the 13 Brigade Nigerian Army have successfully repelled an ambush by suspected armed criminals while responding to a distress call arising from a communal dispute in Odonget Community, Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State. The incident occurred on 12 March 2026 when troops deployed at...
In a decisive operation underscoring its resolve to completely restore sanity to the South-Eastern region, troops of OPERATION UDO KA operating under 14 Brigade Nigerian Army (NA) have recorded significant success in the ongoing Operation EASTERN SANITY. Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 82 Division Nigerian Army, Olabisi Ayeni,...
Troops of Operation UDO KA have continued to sustain aggressive joint clearance operations in parts of Imo State and environs in the ongoing Operation EASTERN SANITY, aimed at dismantling criminal enclaves and restoring normalcy to affected communities. The operations, conducted in the Orsu–Eketutu Mother Valley and Orsu–Ihiteukwa general areas...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) , deployed in Goniri, under Sector 2 of OPHK , have successfully foiled coordinated attacks launched by ISWAP terrorists on their location in Goniri, Yobe State, killing over 20 terrorists. The attacks occurred from the night of Monday, 9 March 2026,...
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, on 11 March 2026, joined the Honourable Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, alongside other Service Chiefs at the Ship House, Abuja, for a high-level operational review aimed at...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), operating under Operation Hadin Kai, have successfully repelled a series of coordinated attacks launched by terrorists suspected to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on several military positions across Borno State. According to a statement issued by...