Gallant troops of Operation MESA comprising personnel of 3 Brigade Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and Nigerian Police Force (NPF) while on fighting patrol on 29 November 2025, at about 2300 hours, received a distressed call from Yankamaye Cikin Gari village in Tsanyawa Local...
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Troops of the Nigerian Army have successfully thwarted a planned midnight attack by terrorists on Chibok communities in Borno State. The attack, launched by over 300 terrorists from multiple fronts, began at about 0250 hours (2:50 a.m.) today and was decisively defeated through swift intelligence, tactical manoeuvre and superior...
A wave of relief swept through communities in southern Borno after troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) successfully freed 12 young girls abducted by ISWAP fighters in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno. The girls, aged between 15 and 20, were kidnapped on November 23 while harvesting crops on...
In continuation of its efforts in sensitizing troops, the Nigerian Army Headquarters, Department of Civil-Military Affairs has reiterated the importance of human rights and professional conduct in military operations, as it held a one-day sensitization workshop for troops of Headquarters Sector 1 Joint Task Force (NE) OPERATION HADIN KAI...
Army Council has approved the promotion of senior officers of the Nigerian Army to the next ranks of Major General and Brigadier General. A total of 28 Brigadier Generals have been elevated to the rank of Major General, while 77 Colonels have also been promoted to the rank of...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged the Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) to intensify cadet training driven by purposeful leadership, discipline, character, courage and strategic thinking in order to bridge gaps in Military operations. The COAS gave the charge during a courtesy visit by...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a sweeping security overhaul as he declared a nationwide security emergency and authorised fresh recruitment across key security institutions. In a statement personally signed by the president on Wednesday , Tinubu said the move had become necessary “in view of the emerging security...
As part of ongoing intensified efforts to combat banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes across Kogi State, troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have successfully foiled an ambush by armed bandits and rescued a kidnapped victim during a coordinated operation around Oshokoshoko and Obajana in Lokoja Local Government Area....
Kaduna State Police Command has launched a large-scale clearance operation across parts of the state in a renewed push to dislodge insurgents, bandits, and other criminal elements threatening public safety. The command said the operation is being carried out in close synergy with the Nigerian Army, Department of State...
In a sustained effort aimed at consolidating on the operational successes recorded, troops of 6 Division have sustained the crackdown against oil thieves across the Niger Delta Region (NDR). In the latest operations conducted with other security agencies between 10 and 23 November 2025, several illegal refining sites were...
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has raised the alarm that forces bent on destabilising Nigeria’s democracy may be behind the wave of violent abductions sweeping across the country. Idris made the remark on Monday when he received the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Abbas Tajuddeen, who led...
Nigerian Army troops operating under Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY) have intensified search-and-rescue operations for abducted schoolchildren in Niger, Kebbi and Zamfara states. A credible source at Army Headquarters informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that troops have in the last 24 hours, neutralised terrorists and destroyed their hideouts...
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced an investigation into reports that military personnel were pulled back shortly before terrorists abducted 25 students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State. The abduction occurred on November 17 in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, following the killing of the school’s Vice...
Following the reported Boko Haram/ISWAP ambush which led to the death of two Civilian Joint Task Force members, with some troops of the North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ missing in action last week, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno South), has urged the Federal Government and security agencies to quickly...
As part of his maiden operational visit to Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA Area of Responsibility, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Friday, 21 November 2025, visited troops wounded in action at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna. During the...
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked a viral video circulating online that falsely portrays the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, making a shocking claim about plans to forcefully recruit Nigerians aged 18 and above into the military. Director Defence Information, Brigadier General Samaila Uba, in a statement...
Kogi State Government has activated a coordinated security operation to safeguard worship centres, schools and vulnerable public places across the state. This followed the directive by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo following recent attacks on worshippers and schools in neighbouring states. The Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area, Abdullahi Adamu...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have thwarted a coordinated attack by ISWAP/JAS terrorists on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Miyanti, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, restoring full control of the facility after an intense early-morning gunfight. A senior security source at Army Headquarters confirmed to the...
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris has called for a full-scale investigation into why soldiers guarding Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, pulled out barely an hour before armed bandits stormed the premises and abducted 25 students. Idris made the demand on Friday while receiving the Minister of State for...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have dealt another blow to Boko Haram elements after storming suspected terrorist hideouts in the Bula Daloye cluster of Borno State, killing several fighters and recovering a cache of weapons and explosives. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the raid was launched around...