The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) is finalising the review of a new Joint Doctrine for the Armed Forces that will cater for multi-domain operations. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, revealed this while speaking as a Guest Speaker at the NISECEXPO-DICON International Defence and Security Show, organised by the Nigeria Security Exhibition and…
Troops of 8 Division Nigerian Army, conducting Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised 11 terrorists during a precision ambush in Kurawa Village, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter that the operation was executed at about 0645 hours, on Sunday following credible human intelligence on the movement…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have successfully neutralised a group of Boko Haram terrorists and intercepted a large consignment of supplies during a coordinated night ambush around Komala in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Zagazola Makama was reliably informed that the operation was executed by frontline troops who had been conducting aggressive…
The police have killed two members of an interstate kidnapping syndicate and arrested seven others in Gombe state. The arrest of the members of the syndicate was announced in a statement by the spokesman of Gombe command, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, on Friday. Abdullahi said operatives of the command on Nov. 23, detained a 40-year-old suspect…
The Theatre Commander, Sector 2 Joint Task Force, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Major General Idris Warrah, has issued a stern and uncompromising commitment to intensify military pressure against bandits across the North West and the nation at large, declaring that no haven will be left for criminals to thrive. Major General Warrah vowed that no stone…
The Senate on Wednesday approved the appointment of former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (retd.), as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence. The confirmation rounded off a lengthy and highly scrutinised five-hour session that placed national security concerns at the centre of debate. Lawmakers subjected the nominee to probing questions on a series of…
Christopher Musa, Minister of Defence nominee, has said that the Armed Forces alone cannot resolve Nigeria’s insecurity challenges. The recently retired Chief of Defence Staff made the statement on Wednesday at the Senate Chamber of the National Assembly during his screening as Defence Minister. He said: “I think one basic area we are also going…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has warned that any police officer found providing escort or protection for Very Important Persons (VIPs) will be arrested, describing such assignments as “illegal duty” under the current directive of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun. Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, issued the warning on Tuesday while speaking…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with heads of security agencies at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The security meeting is taking place less than 24 hours after the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, resigned his appointment. The security heads are led by the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS General Olufemi Oluyede….
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor (retd.), has dismissed widespread claims that repentant Boko Haram members are being recruited into the Nigerian Armed Forces. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics on Monday, Irabor said such allegations are impossible under the military’s recruitment structure. “It has always been a burden for me where we got…