Nigeria-US Joint Strikes Kill 175 ISIS Terrorists in North-East Operations

Nigeria-US Joint Strikes Kill 175 ISIS Terrorists in North-East Operations

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Defence Headquarters says ongoing joint counterterrorism operations between Nigerian forces and the United States Africa Command have eliminated 175 ISIS terrorists in North-East Nigeria. According to a statement signed by Director Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, the operations also led to the destruction of terrorist checkpoints, weapons caches, logistical hubs, military equipment, and financial networks used to support insurgent activities. The military disclosed that several […]

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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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CAS Charges Air Commanders to Intensify Operations Against Insurgents

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has charged commanders of the Nigerian Air Force to intensify operational pressure on insurgents and other criminal elements across the country. The charge was given during an operational briefing held on May 18 with Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding, Directors, and Air Component Commanders from various operational theatres nationwide. During the meeting, the Air Chief stressed the […]

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IGP Visits Oyo Community After Deadly Attack, Orders Intensified Rescue Operations

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has visited Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State following a deadly attack and abduction incident that occurred in the area on Friday. During the visit, the IGP expressed deep concern over the attack and extended condolences to families of victims who lost their lives in the incident. Disu was accompanied by the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Ojo […]

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Troops Thwart Terror Attack, Recover Arms in North East Operations

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have thwarted a planned terrorist attack and recovered arms and ammunition during ongoing operations under Operation DESERT SANITY/VIGILANT SIEGE in the North East. The troops foiled the attack after discovering an improvised explosive device (IED) planted along a route behind an Internally Displaced Persons camp near a military location in Ladari. In a statement signed […]

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Scores of Terrorists Neutralised as Troops Sustain Offensive Operations Nationwide

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Scores of terrorists were neutralised while no fewer than 56 suspects, including kidnappers, gunrunners, logistics suppliers, and illegal arms manufacturers, were arrested by the military in coordinated operations across the country between April 30 and May 7, 2026. According to a statement signed by the Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja; the operations also led to the rescue of several kidnapped victims, recovery of large […]

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Troops Arrest Boko Haram Informant, Drug Peddlers, Rescue Kidnapped Children in North-East Operations

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja A suspected Boko Haram informant and five suspected drug peddlers have been arrested by troops of Operation HADIN KAI during coordinated operations across parts of the North-East, while two kidnapped children were also rescued. The arrests and rescue operations were disclosed in a statement issued by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force (North East), Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba. According to the statement, troops […]

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Nigerian troops kill 201 terrorists, free 188 kidnap victims, arrest 284 suspects in April operations

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Armed Forces of Nigeria said troops killed 201 terrorists, rescued 188 kidnapped civilians, and arrested 284 suspects during coordinated military operations across seven theatres nationwide in April 2026, describing the month as one of its most successful periods in recent months. This was disclosed during the monthly press briefing by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Michael Onoja, at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, where he […]

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Troops kill 18 terrorists, destroy enclaves in Timbuktu, Bulabulin forest operations

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have killed at least 18 terrorists and destroyed several insurgent enclaves during coordinated ground and air offensives in the Timbuktu axis and Bulabulin Forest areas of the North-East. According to a press release signed by Sani Uba, the operations were carried out under Operation Desert Sanity V by troops of Sector 2 in conjunction with the Air Component Command of Operation Hadin […]

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