DHQ Dismisses Terrorist Base Claims in South-West, Intensifies Rescue Operations in Oyo

DHQ Dismisses Terrorist Base Claims in South-West, Intensifies Rescue Operations in Oyo

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Defence Headquarters has dismissed claims that terrorists have established operational bases in South-West Nigeria, following the recent attack and abduction of pupils and staff in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. In a statement, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, said the attack on schools in the area was an isolated criminal act and not evidence of an entrenched terrorist structure […]

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Air chief pledges mission-ready force during visit to Kaduna base

By Zainab Uzomah Nigeria’s Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has reaffirmed the Air Force’s commitment to counter-insurgency operations and internal security during his first operational visit to units in Kaduna. According to a statement signed by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, the air chief made the pledge on 18 December while visiting the Air Training […]

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Nigerian troops repel ISWAP assault on Mairari base

By Zainab Uzomah Nigerian troops under Operation Hadin Kai have repelled a coordinated attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a forward operating base in Mairari, in Borno State, destroying two car bombs and killing several militants, the military says. In a statement signed by the Media Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, the attack began late on 12 December and continued into […]

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