Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have nabbed a kidnap kingpin suspect in Lau local government area of Taraba state. The suspect identified as Suleiman Ahmad a local of Bomanda village is said to have orchestrated the kidnap of 20 persons within Lau local council, and extorted over N70 million from his victims. The …

The air component of Operation Hadin Kai has killed more than 70 terrorists in air strikes conducted on 6 November at Kwallaram and Arainna Ciki islands in Borno. This is contained in a statement by the director of defence media operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Saturday in Abuja. Mr Buba said that while more than 70 extremist members were eliminated …

Barely 72 hours after the arrest of five notorious gunrunners leading to the recovery of automatic weapons and about 6,000 rounds of assorted rounds of ammunition at Bayameni along Bauchi Road in Jos North Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State, the troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have busted another gunrunning syndicate, as two more have been nabbed. A …

Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised four bandits and rescued 20 kidnapped persons in separate operations across Birnin Gwari and Giwa Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Additionally, soldiers in Plateau State arrested five gunrunners, including a female, in the Jos North Local Government Area of the state. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel …

The Nigerian Army, yesterday, disclosed that its troops, in coordination with other security forces, successfully neutralized many terrorists during a raid operation to dismantle a terrorist base in the Mandara mountains. The Army said that Consequent to the offensive, some of the terrorists escaped and abandoned several captives in the base The Army also disclosed that troops apprehended a notorious …

Troops of 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Jalingo, have recovered 118 cows from bandits operating in the Karim Lamido Local Government Area of the state. Acting Assistant Director, 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, Captain Oni Olubodunde, in a statement, Saturday, said seven suspected terrorists have also been rounded up while caches of weapons were also recovered in separate operations. …

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 …

An operation by combined security forces has resulted in the successful rescue of 17 abducted male passengers in the Solar General Area of Batsari Local Government Area (LGA). According to a credible military source, the operation followed a distress call received on 11 May 2024, at approximately Noon. Consequently, the Nigerian Army Team 9 troops, in collaboration with the Katsina …

One of the schoolgirls abducted in 2014 from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, Lydia Simon returned yesterday with three kids. The rescued ‘young mother’, who was handed over to the Borno State government by the military for reunification with her family, is believed to be six months pregnant. North-East Joint Task Force (Operation Hadin Kai), Theatre Commander, Maj.-Gen. …

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 …