Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in collaboration with the Air Component, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and local hunters, have neutralised 24 Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents in a series of coordinated ambushes and clearance operations conducted across parts of Borno and Adamawa States between July 4 and July 9. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that…
In a surprising development that has sparked cautious optimism across Nigeria’s North West, notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has released a video indicating his readiness to embrace peace and end years of violent conflict. In a video, which surfaced Online earlier this week, Turji confirmed that negotiations are ongoing between him and authorities at both…
In a major blow to insurgent networks in Nigeria’s North-East, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), launched precision air strikes on 6 July against key terrorist strongholds nestled in the Mandara Mountains, located in Borno State. In a statement issued on Monday by its Director of Public Relations and Information, Commodore…
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, in collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have uncovered 56 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists on the strategic bridge linking Marte and Dikwa in Borno State. This was announced by the Nigeria Army via its official X account in the early hours…
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the death of a wanted terrorist leader, Ali Kachala Kawaje, a terrorist bomb expert Machika, Dan Muhammad, and 38 other terrorist commanders in Niger State airstrikes. This was as the DHQ said it was closing in on other wanted terrorists, according to a statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations,…
Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma, retd, was in the team that led the peace mission to Sudan between 2013 and 2015. He was the Director of Military Operations in the Northeast. He led the troops that bombarded Sambisa Forest to flush out Boko Haram and recaptured the local government areas lost to insurgency. In 2016,…
The Nigerian Army High Command has declared three day mourning to honour seventeen gallant soldiers who paid the supreme price during the Niger terrorist attack. In a press statement sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, Army said all Nigerian Army formations and units have been directed to fly the Nigerian Army flag at half-mast from June 25th…
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said no fewer than 53 suspects have been arrested in connection with the recent wave of deadly attacks in Benue and Plateau States that claimed dozens of lives and left several others injured or displaced. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, the IGP described the June 13 massacre…
A major security operation at the Kaduna International Airport has resulted in the arrest of 6 suspected bandits, including 3 women, moments after their return from the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. ait. live source who begged to remain anonymous said operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and other sister agencies moved swiftly in…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has refuted claims that security agencies manipulate election outcomes in Nigeria, insisting such allegations are baseless and unfair. Speaking at the third National Democracy Stakeholders Summit in Abuja on Monday, Egbetokun stated that the police remain impartial actors during electoral exercises, with no role in determining or influencing vote…
