Troops of the North East Joint Task Force ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ (OPHK) have chased Boko Haram terrorists out of a community in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State. The insurgents stormed the town, burning down houses and vehicles, including that of civilian JTF. However, troops responded swiftly and sent the terrorists out of the…
The successful rescue of Nigerian Army troops and Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members from an ISWAP ambush in the Damboa–Biu axis of Borno State has taken a tragic turn, as the commander leading the operation was later killed by terrorists who reportedly intercepted a communication detailing his safe location. The Brigade Commander, whose name…
Two soldiers and two members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were killed when terrorists ambushed troops of the 25 Task Force Brigade during a routine patrol around Wajiroko in Azir Multe, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. In a statement issued on Saturday by Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia Anele, acting director of Army…
Troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) have intensified operations across the country, neutralising scores of terrorists, rescuing 67 kidnapped victims and arresting 94 criminal suspects in two weeks. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Olatokunbo Bello, a major general, disclosed on Friday in Abuja, while giving an update on military operations conducted between…
Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), North East Operation Hadin Kai, have rescued 74 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from a possible abduction by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists along the Buratai–Kamuya road in Borno State. The incident occurred on Tuesday night when the corps members’ vehicles broke down near a notorious kidnapping…
The ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise has turned into an unfortunate encounter as over 40 people heading home in a bus after their registration exercise were abducted at gunpoint. The incident happened along the Dekina-Ajiyolo-Anyigba road at about 6 pm on Friday, the 7th of November 2025. The victims were mostly residents of Abocho…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation MESA, under the Nigerian Army’s 3 Brigade, have stopped an attack on some villages in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State, killing 19 armed bandits in the process. According to the Army, the operation happened on Saturday evening, November 1, after soldiers received intelligence that gunmen were…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised 10 ISWAP terrorists and recovered a cache of weapons and equipment in a successful night ambush along the Gamboru–Dikwa–Marte axis of Borno State. The operation, according to the military, followed the neutralisation of over 50 insurgents in a previous encounter around the Katarko axis. Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, Media…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have killed more than 50 terrorists and repelled multiple coordinated attacks on military locations across Borno and Yobe States, in what has been described as the biggest blow against insurgents in 2025. The Nigerian military said the simultaneous attacks occurred between midnight and 0400 hours on Thursday when terrorists…
Troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria have, in the last 24 hours, rescued no fewer than 23 kidnap victims, apprehended key terror collaborators and destroyed illegal oil refineries in different parts of the country. A credible source at Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that troops had sustained momentum in ongoing…