Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have recorded significant successes in recent operations against Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents in Borno State. According to a statement on the Nigerian Army’s X handle, on May 21, 2025, troops intercepted a group of terrorists attempting to loot food supplies…
The Nigerian Troops has killed Alhaji Shaudo Alku, a notorious bandit leader and an ally of wanted terrorist, Bello Turji. According to a press statement by Nigerian Army on its X page, the bandit leader, Aiku was eliminated alongside many terrorists in Sokoto by the Air Component of Operation Fasan Yama. The press release reads:…
Troops of the 7 Division/Sector 1 of Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have killed five Boko Haram terrorists during a successful ambush in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The operation, which took place on Thursday morning, was made public by counterinsurgency expert and security analyst Zagazola…
The Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun Corps in Ondo, says five people have been rescued from kidnappers in the state without the payment of N150 million ransom. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, state Amotekun Commander, addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Akure, said the victims were rescued on May 6 and May 10. Adeleye explained that the rescues…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed widespread claims that a helicopter seen landing in a remote area in a viral video was delivering food or arms to bandits. The video, which recently circulated across social media platforms, shows a white helicopter landing in a bushy terrain surrounded by several individuals. In a statement on…
The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of 12 individuals linked to acts of terrorism allegedly carried out by a breakaway faction of the Boko Haram insurgents, known as “Mahmuda,” which reportedly occupied the Kainji Lake National Park in the northern part of Kwara State. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Major General Obinna…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed eight Boko Haram terrorists in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The acting Public Relations Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Reuben Kovangiya, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. He said a detachment of personnel under the 26 taskforce brigade Gwoza deployed to Izge foiled the…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that the multiple explosions that rocked Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State, in the early hours of Thursday were caused by extreme heat triggering the detonation of stored ammunition. In a statement issued by Captain Reuben Kovangiya, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations at the headquarters of the Theatre…
The Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday said that the video of the alleged invasion of the state by suspected Boko Haram currently circulating on social media was recycled. The command’s spokesman, CSP Adewale Osifeso, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan, the state capital. The News Agency of…
A major in the British Army (name withheld) and his accomplices have been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in connection with the smuggling into the country of over 50 AK 47 rifles, six pump-action shotguns and over 3,000 rounds of ammunition, The Nation has learnt. It was gathered that the…
