The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday confirmed the killing of five soldiers by terrorists of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Abia State on Thursday. It vowed to retaliate the killings. This was contained in a statement made available to defence correspondents in Abuja by the director of Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major …

Troops of the Nigerian military fighting to rid the country of terrorists and other criminal elements, in May 2024, eliminated a total of 624 terrorists, kidnappers and arrested 1,051 others, including informants, and logistics suppliers. Troops rescued 563 kidnapped victims, after several raids on bandits’ and kidnappers’ hideouts and exchange of gunfire Following the encounters, troops recovered 707 assorted weapons, …

A Kano High Court presided over by Justice Amina Aliyu has restrained the police, the Department of State Services and the Nigerian military from evicting the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. The case was filed by the emir alongside the four kingmakers of Kano: Madakin Kano Yusuf Nabahani; Makaman Kano Ibrahim Sarki Abdullahi; Sarkin Bai Mansur Adnan and …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday said that, during counter-terrorism operations in the last week, troops  killed no fewer than 253 terrorists and arrested 172. The DHQ also said troops rescued a total of 206 kidnapped civilians across the country. In a statement, Director of Defence Media Operation, Major General Edward Buba said that the military remained committed to protecting …

The Federal Government said on Thursday that the country was poised to begin local production of military equipment with the recent signing of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria Bill by President Bola Tinubu. The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru, said following the signing of the bill, the Federal Government had been in talks with about 50 local and internal …

Director-general (DG) of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Major General Aniedi Edet, said the organisation has gone into partnership with over 50 foreign and local partners since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the amended DICON Act into law in November last year. Edet said the partnership, especially with foreign investors, most of whom, are bringing in money and …

Troops across various theatres of operations in the country in separate operations have recovered a total of 66,692 arms and ammunition from non-state actors. A breakdown of the figures revealed that a total of 3,117 dangerous arms and 63,575 ammunition were captured by troops. Some of the non-state actors the arms and ammunition recovered from are terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, and …

The National Leader of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Musa Kwankwaso, says the military can end the current security challenges facing the country, given the necessary motivation. Kwankwaso, a former Minister of Defence, stated this when he spoke with newsmen shortly after the NNPP National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Friday. He said that although it was the responsibility …

The Joint Military Task Force Operation Delta Safe, on Wednesday, uncovered two illegal oil bunkering sites in Samkiri, a settlement in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. The task force also found 30 illegal refining camps operating in the area. On 13 February, the OPDS destroyed some illegal refining sites at Ataba, near Bonny, also in the state. …

The Defence Headquarters is encouraging Nigerians to embrace a new initiative, the Celebrate Nigeria Challenge, aimed at revitalising the nation. This call to action was conveyed through a video shared by the Army on its official X account on Friday. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-General Edward Buba emphasised the importance of enduring present challenges for the sake of …