The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Friday charged officers and soldiers graduating from Exercise Restore Hope IX to translate their intensive training into operational victories as they deploy across various theatres of operation to address Nigeria’s security challenges. Speaking at the Final Exercise and Graduation Ceremony held at the Nigerian…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have reportedly killed 10 Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters, including two senior commanders identified as Basulhu and Ubaida, his deputy, in Borno. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the troops also recovered a cache of arms and equipment…
Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have discovered a mass grave containing corpses of about 20 terrorists neutralised by troops during operations in the Timbuktu Triangle in Borno. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday by Lt Col Sani Uba, the Media Information Officer of the OPHK. According…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested three suspected recruitment agents of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Banki town, Borno State, in a coordinated intelligence-led operation. Security sources said the suspects were apprehended on January 17 after a community leader in Banki alerted authorities to suspicious movements linked to terrorist recruitment activities,…
Five soldiers and a police officer have been killed following a terrorist ambush on troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Joint Task Force North West, along the Bingi–Kekun Waje–Gusau Road in Zamfara State. The incident occurred on Monday, while troops were returning from a series of successful offensive operations conducted between January 17 and 19 across…
Cross River State recorded a major peace breakthrough on Friday as dozens of militants operating in Akpabuyo Local Government Area voluntarily laid down their arms under the state government’s amnesty programme. The Nigerian Army said the surrender took place in the early hours of 16 January 2026, when a large number of militants emerged from…
At least nine Nigerian soldiers have been confirmed dead following an explosion caused by improvised explosive devices, IEDs, along the Gubio axis of Borno State, according to security sources. A senior military source, who spoke on condition of anonymity on Monday, said preliminary investigations indicated that the explosive devices were planted by Boko Haram insurgents….
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have intercepted the wife of a notorious criminal kingpin, John Gata, and neutralised a major arms cache in Amadu Village, Takum Local Government Area, Taraba. A credible source at Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that actionable intelligence indicated the suspect’s wife was moving…
Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised 23 bandits following coordinated attacks in Kano State between Jan. 1 and January 2, reinforcing the effectiveness of ongoing intelligence-led operations in the region. A credible military source told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, that troops engaged bandits in Shanono and Tsanyawa Local Government Areas after being…
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lokoja, on Saturday recorded significant operational successes following coordinated fighting patrols and ambush operations conducted across parts of Kabba Bunu and Yagba West Local Government Areas of Kogi State. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, in a press statement issued on…
