The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, on Tuesday visited the scene of the Kaduna-Abuja train attack and ordered troops to intensify search and rescue operations as well as hunt down the terrorists. The Director, Army Public Relations,…
The Kaduna State Government has said that security forces have reported that an attack by bandits was repelled in the vicinity of the Kaduna International Airport on Saturday. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed…
Kaduna State government says military authorities have reported that troops engaged and repelled terrorists during operations in Chikun and Igabi local government areas and rescued eight (8) persons. Those rescued by the troops are Likita Igah, Nancy Likita, Genesis Likita,…
The Nigerian Army says the troops of Sector 2 Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have again inflicted heavy casualty on Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in a fierce battle at Buni Yadi in Gujba Local Government…
Troops of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, conducting “Exercise Golden Dawn” in the South East, have neutralised four gunmen of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) at Nnobi in Anambra. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen.…
Over seven ISWAP elements were reportedly neutralized by the Nigerian military on Saturday, following attempt to enter Maiduguri and a successfully repelled at Kumshe general area of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital in northeast Nigeria. The attack according to security…
The military has discovered two more dead bodies in Kacecere village, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state, which was attacked on Sept.27. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, said in a statement…
Troops of the Nigerian Army, Air Force and other security agencies have rescued Maj. Christopher Datong, the officer abducted at the permanent site of Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna, on Aug. 24. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division,…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops of Operation Hadarin Daji arrested no fewer than 81 bandits, their collaborators and other criminal elements in the last three weeks across the North-West Zone. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko,…
The Nigerian Army says the troops of the Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have eliminated six terrorists and recovered cache of arms and ammunition in recent encounters in Borno. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema…
