The Defence Headquarters has unveiled a toll-free emergency line, 193, to encourage Nigerians to provide intelligence on security threats.
This is as the military high command announced that troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria neutralised 662 terrorists and other criminal elements across the country during the second quarter of 2026.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major-General Micheal Onoja, disclosed this yesterday, while presenting the military’s operational scorecard for June and the second quarter of 2026 in Abuja.
He urged members of the public to support ongoing military operations by providing credible information through the newly introduced emergency line. “The general public is encouraged to continue providing timely and accurate information to the nearest military formation or through the toll-free line 193. You are assured that all information received will be treated with the utmost confidentiality”, he said.
According to him, the Armed Forces recorded significant operational successes between April and June 2026, degrading the operational capabilities of terrorist groups, kidnappers, oil thieves and other criminal elements across the country.
He said, “For the Second Quarter 2026, the Armed Forces of Nigeria neutralised 662 terrorists and criminals, arrested 1,084 terrorists and criminal elements, rescued 951 kidnapped civilians, received the surrender of 39 insurgents, recovered 328 arms and 12,590 rounds of ammunition, dismantled 12 illegal refining sites, and recovered over 464,268 litres of stolen petroleum products, representing a significant degradation of criminal and terrorist operational capacity nationwide”.
Giving the breakdown for June alone, Kangye said troops neutralised 129 terrorists and criminals, arrested 486 suspects, rescued 542 kidnapped civilians, facilitated the surrender of 11 insurgents, recovered 130 firearms and 5,538 rounds of ammunition, dismantled seven illegal refining sites, and recovered more than 308,515 litres of stolen petroleum products.
He described the achievements as evidence of the Armed Forces’ professionalism and determination. According to him, notable achievements during the period included the rescue of over 360 civilians from unlawful captivity, including the “landmark multi-axis rescue at the Mandara Mountains, Gwoza local government area of Borno State on 6 June 2026”.
He added that the military also recorded “the neutralisation of numerous hostile elements, the systematic dismantling of insurgent and criminal logistics networks, the recovery of substantial caches of arms and ammunition, the interception of significant volumes of illicitly refined petroleum products, and the targeted decapitation of IPOB/ESN command structures”.
“Collectively, these represent a period of exceptional operational achievement across all geopolitical zones. All operations were conducted in strict adherence to International Humanitarian Law, constitutional rules of engagement, and the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s fundamental mandate to protect the life, property and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”, he stated.
