Troops of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have recorded a major operational breakthrough with the killing of a senior Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) leader, Abu Khalid, identified as the group’s second-in-command in the Sambisa Forest, alongside 10 other terrorists during a coordinated night operation in Borno State….
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has attacked a military patrol in Damasak, headquarters of Mobbar LGA of Borno state, with a Nigerian Army major and soldiers feared killed. According to TheCable, sources said the officer, who commanded the Damasak military base, was leading a foot patrol of about 30 soldiers early on Friday when…
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have thwarted a kidnapping attempt along the Otukpo–Enugu expressway in Benue State, rescuing 24 travellers after armed men tried to seize passengers from two commercial buses. Acting Media Information Officer of the operation, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, said in a statement on Wednesday that the incident happened at about 10 p.m….
Nigerian soldiers have arrested a group of suspected bandits found patrolling with AK-47 rifles in a local security patrol vehicle in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The suspects were intercepted by troops during an operation in the area and taken into custody. In a video trending online, the suspects were spotted prostrated on…
Tuggar Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has confirmed that Nigerian soldiers aboard the C-130 aircraft that made a forced landing in Burkina Faso remain in the West African country. Tuggar made the statement on Thursday during a joint press briefing at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja alongside his Beninese counterpart, Olushegun Adjadi Bakari….
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the killing of personnel of the Nigerian Army by ISWAP terrorists. This is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday in Abuja. Recall that ISWAP terrorists abducted and killed some soldiers, including Brigadier General Musa Uba. Tinubu called on…
Over the last 24 hours, the heated face-off between the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, and a group of soldiers in Abuja has been the most widely discussed topic across Nigeria, whether on social media, cable networks, or in public spaces. The clash, which occurred during an enforcement exercise on Tuesday, was reportedly…
The Nigerian military has suffered yet another security breach as nine soldiers on Monday escaped from a military guardroom at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Borno State, SaharaReporters has learnt. Maimalari Cantonment is the Nigerian Army barracks and the headquarters of the Nigerian Army’s 7th Division. Top military sources told SaharaReporters that most of the escaped…
Boko Haram terrorists have killed the Commanding Officer of the 202 Tank Battalion, Lt. Col. Aliyu Paiko, along with several soldiers, during an attack in the Kashimri area of Bama Local Government Area, Borno State. This was confirmed in a statement on Monday, the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Maj. Appolonia Anele. Anele said…
A Special Court Martial of the Nigerian Army sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, has sentenced three soldiers to life imprisonment and another to 15 years in jail for supplying weapons to criminals and militias. The trial, convened by Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division and Commander, Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Brigadier General Ugochukwu…
