The Federal Government has urged the Katsina State Government to support its new ‘Operation Save Corridor North-West,’ with the view to allowing the surrendering bandits to surrender their arms and release all kidnapped victims. The General Officer Commanding, 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto State, Maj.-Gen. Ebikunle Ademola-Ajose made the call when he visited…
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters is set to have a new building complex in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with state-of-the-art facilities for military operations. Performing the groundbreaking ceremony at Kubwa Expressway, off the Defence Officers Mess, President Bola Tinubu affirmed his administration’s commitment to building and strengthening the country’s defence capabilities. The new Defence Complex…
Troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) have killed a son of Bello Turji, a notorious bandit terrorist and leader, in a string of attacks on hideouts in Zamfara. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the operation was carried out by officers of Operation Fansan Yanma. The publication said…
The Nigeria Police Force has apprehended a soldier, Lance Corporal Sani Aminu with substances said to be Canadian Loud, an imported strong synthetic strain of cannabis. Aminu with service number 13NA/70/11481 was arrested with the illicit drug consignment on Wednesday in Lagos State. A police signal obtained by SaharaReporters confirmed the arrest. The signal said…
A retired civil war veteran, Col. Nasiru Salami, has expressed his disapproval of his children joining the Nigerian Army due to what he described as the poor treatment of retired military personnel by the authorities. Speaking on Wednesday as a guest on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on the occasion of the 2025 Armed Forces…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede has appointed new General Officers Commanding (GOCs), new Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), new Corps Commanders and a new Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in a strategic move to enhance operational effectiveness and administrative efficiency. The newly appointed GOCs are Major General OT Olatoye from Nigerian…
Security operatives in Zamfara State have arrested a woman identified as Shamsiyya, from the Yammacin area in Gusau, for being in possession of ammunition. The female suspect was apprehended by Nigerian troops at checkpoint while attempting to transport ammunition from Hanka to a terrorists hideout. In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, the suspect confessed that…
The Olota of Ota Awori Kingdom, Oba (Prof) Abdulkabir Obalanlege, has returned from the United Kingdom to address a reported clash between Egungun worshippers and military personnel in Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident, which occurred on Friday, December 27, reportedly sparked tension in parts of the town for three days….
The Nigerian Army says two soldiers have been killed and one declared missing following a shootout with suspected members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Osina, Ideato North LGA of Imo state. ESN is the armed wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Joseph Akubo, spokesperson for the 34 Artillery Brigade, confirmed…
Nigerian military on Friday explained the circumstances that led to the death 10 civilians in Gidan Bisa and Gidan Ruutuwa communities of Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State from airstrikes targeted at Lakurawa terrorists. The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, through its Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba told journalists in Abuja that the Sokoto…