No fewer than 125 Boko Haram terrorists and financiers have been convicted in the resumed mass trial held over two days in Kainji, Niger State. They were convicted of charges bordering on terrorism, terrorism financing, rendering material support, and cases relating to International Criminal Court (ICC) criminality. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi …

Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that troops on internal operations neutralised 106 terrorists, arrested 164 others and rescued 103 hostages in one week. DHQ’s Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba told the media on Wednesday that troops arrested 32 suspected oil thieves and recovered stolen products worth N793.5 million only. He said troops recovered 125 assorted weapons …

The Director of Chemical Research and Evaluation at the National Drug Enforcement Agency, Dr. Leonard Omopariola on Wednesday said that the regulation and control of chemical availability in the country have contributed to a reduction in bombings by non-state actors, particularly in the North East. He highlighted that the regulations, enforced by the National Counter-Terrorism Centre in collaboration with the …

Airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have killed 80 terrorists in their hideouts at Gidan Kare village in Faskare Local Government Area of Katsina State. Over 45 motorcycles were also destroyed during the airstrikes that were carried out on 15 June. NAF’s spokesperson, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet announced this in a statement on Monday, 17 June. He said: …

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, …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said, yesterday, that air strikes carried out by its fighter aircraft on Tuesday in Bakai, Bakarya, and Yartsintsiya bandit’s hideouts in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State successfully eliminated 30 terrorists Director of NAF Public Relations, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet said the air strikes were undertaken by the air component of Operation Hadarin …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed a police helicopter to Kogi State for the rescue of the kidnapped students of the Confluence State University of Science and Technology in Lokoja. The deployment was announced in a statement on Thursday by the spokesman for the Kogi State Police Command, William Aya. In the statement, Aya said the IG …

Terrorists have killed three football fans and abducted 10 others in a fresh attack on the Idah community of the Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, The incident, it was learnt happened last Wednesday when the victims were watching the Champions League match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Idah is located along the Bwari federal highway that links …

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Thursday, said troops killed over 715 terrorists in April, while 465 kidnapped hostages were freed in the same period. According to the military, the feat was achieved through coordinated ground and air operations. The Director of Defence Media Operation, Maj-Gen Edward Buba, disclosed these during a bi-weekly media briefing in Abuja. Buba stressed the …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the air components of Operations Whirl Punch and Delta Safe on Saturday, knocked out terrorists’ hideouts in Niger and destroyed illegal oil refining sites in the Niger Delta. in a statement on Sunday, the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet said that 18 illegal refining sites were destroyed in the …