Troops Kill Two Terrorists, Recover AK-47 in Zamfara Offensive Operation

Troops Kill Two Terrorists, Recover AK-47 in Zamfara Offensive Operation

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have intensified offensive operations against terrorists in Zamfara State, killing two insurgents and recovering arms during coordinated clearance missions across parts of the state. The operation, carried out by troops of Sector 2 on May 4, targeted identified terrorist enclaves in Maikwanuga village in Talata Mafara Local Government Area as well as Aljumma, Gidan Dawa, Magami Didi and Tungar Magaji villages […]

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Operation Enduring Peace Launches Fertiliser Support, Security Talks in Southern Kaduna

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Operation ENDURING PEACE has launched an agricultural support programme and security stakeholders’ engagement in Southern Kaduna ahead of the 2026 farming season. In a statement signed by Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, the initiative is aimed at ensuring peaceful farming activities and improving relations among communities in the area. The General Officer Commanding 3 Division of the Nigerian Army and Commander of Operation Enduring Peace, Folusho Oyinlola, […]

May 1, 2026 4

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Analyst Defends Operation Safe Corridor, Says Programme Key to Nigeria’s Counterinsurgency Efforts

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja A communication scholar, David Akoji, has defended Nigeria’s Operation Safe Corridor, describing it as a critical but misunderstood strategy in the country’s fight against insurgency. In an article titled Nigeria’s Operation Safe Corridor: A Deep Dive Beyond the Criticisms and Resistance, Akoji said the programme was created after troops began reclaiming territories from Boko Haram in the North-East and authorities faced the challenge of dealing with abductees, […]

April 29, 2026 7

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Nigerian Navy under Operation Delta Safe seizes three tankers over suspected oil theft

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Navy, under Operation Delta Safe, has arrested three vessels and 26 crew members in a crackdown on suspected crude oil theft in the country’s southern waters. The operation, carried out on the night of 8 April in the Calabar–Akwa Ibom maritime area, led to the interception of two tankers allegedly siphoning crude from a wellhead, with large quantities of suspected stolen oil recovered. According to […]

April 14, 2026 7

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Troops arrest three suspects, recover rifle in central Nigeria operation

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Troops under Operation Whirl Stroke have arrested three suspected militants and recovered weapons and other items during a pre–wet season offensive in the Agasha area of central Nigeria, the military said. In a statement signed by Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu Zubairu, Acting Media Information Officer at the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke, the troops—drawn from the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Intervention Battalion XI—acted […]

March 27, 2026 22

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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai repel coordinated ISWAP attacks in north-east Nigeria

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Troops of Operation Hadin Kai say they have repelled coordinated attacks by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on several military positions across Borno State, inflicting heavy losses on the armed group. In a statement signed by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, media information officer for the Joint Task Force (North East), the military said the attacks took place in the early hours of 16 March at […]

March 18, 2026 13

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Troops Kill Three Terrorists, Recover Weapons in Sokoto Forest Operation

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have killed three suspected terrorists during a military operation in Kadam Forest in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to a statement by the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 8 Division, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, the troops from the Chief of Army Staff Special Intervention Battalion 7, […]

March 9, 2026 22

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Joint security operation frees 12 abducted residents in Enugu

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Troops of the 82 Division Garrison under Operation Eastern Sanity have rescued 12 people who were abducted in Ette community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. According to a statement signed by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Lieutenant Colonel Jonah Unuakhalu, the rescue operation was carried out on Friday following a distress call reporting that several residents had been kidnapped […]

March 8, 2026 15

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Troops Arrest Suspected Gunrunner, Recover Weapons in Taraba Operation

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Troops of the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected gunrunner and recovered a cache of weapons during an intelligence-led operation in Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba State. The arrest, carried out on 12 February, followed credible intelligence that prompted soldiers at the Forward Operating Base in Wukari to launch a swift response. The suspect, identified as 48-year-old Abubakar Ibrahim from Barkin […]

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