The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said troops deployed for internal operations across the country killed 59 terrorists, rescued 88 hostages and recovered 68 weapons and 1,364 ammunition. In a statement on Friday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba said the troops also arrested 88 criminals, 10 kidnappers and 20 gunmen. “As at 28 July 23, the …

Troops of 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday destroyed an Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network ( IPOB/ ESN) enclave in Asaba, Delta State. A wounded fighter of the separatist group was captured during the raid. Army spokesperson, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said the troops in a raid on a fortified enclave located …

Troops of 5 Battalion operating under 16 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have captured a suspected militants’ and illegal bunkerers’ armory at Azuzuama community, Ijaw South Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The gun house was reportedly captured on Sunday after the troops subdued the suspects with superior firepower, forcing them to flee in disarray, Army spokesman Brig.-General Onyema Nwachukwu said yesterday. …

The Defence Headquarters has said that troops of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) have destroyed 38 illegal refining sites and apprehended 29 suspected oil thieves in the last 2 weeks. The Director of Defence Media Operation, Major General Musa Danmadami said this on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly news conference on the operations of the armed forces. Danmadami said the …

Troops of the 21 Armoured Brigade, Operation Hadin Kai have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from the Islamic State of the West African Province, ISWAP, insurgents in Sambisa forest, Borno State. It was gathered that the troops discovered the massive armoury with arms and ammunition when they invaded Ukuba camp in the fringes of Bama Local Government …

Troops of 114 Task Force Battalion, Bita in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, have rescued yet another abducted Chibok schoolgirl. The 26-year-old Hauwa Martha on serial number 2 in the abducted Chibok schoolgirls list since 14th April 2014, was rescued on last 21st April with her three-year-old baby by the troops during operations at Lagara. She is from …

Troops of 1 Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army have neutralised five bandits during a clearance operation in Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. In a statement on Friday, the acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations of 1 Division, Lt. Colonel Musa Yahaya said the troops operating in Chikun LGA conducted a clearance operation. The troops reportedly carried …

The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that troops arrested three suspected terrorists at Damba community in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Valentine’s Day. According to the military high command, one of the arrested terrorists confessed to being one of the masterminds of the 28 March 2022, Abuja-Kaduna train attack. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major …