Tag: DHQ

Terror alert: “We don’t need US prompting to defend Nigeria” – DHQ

Aminu Imam

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ said the Armed Forces and other sister security agencies do not need any prompting from the US or any other country to carry out their constitutional responsibility of securing the country. It said men of the Armed Forces; especially the Intelligence Community, have been working round the clock to ensure that Nigerians and foreigners alike are secured and live their dream. The Director, Defence Information, Major General Jimmy Akpor, said most of the achievements recorded by the military in recent clampdown on terror elements across the…

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Theft: Nigeria loses N1.3bn crude oil in 2 weeks – DHQ

Aminu Imam

…Arrest 21 vandals, destroy illegal refineries in N’Delta The Military High Command, yesterday, said that the nation has lost crude oil valued at N1.3 billion to oil thieves involved in illegal bunkering activities in the Niger-Delta region of the country in the last two weeks The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-Gen. Musa Danmadamim, disclosed this to defence correspondents at the bi-weekly press briefing on the operational activities of the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies from the various operational theatres in the six geo-political zones of the country…

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Nigerian troops killed 869 Boko Haram, rescued 321 kidnap victims in 3 months – DHQ

Ishaku Yohanna

The Defence Headquarters, (DHQ), on Friday, disclosed that in the renewed efforts to stamp out insurgency activities in the country, a total of 869 insurgents have been killed while 321 kidnap victims were rescued by troops during the various operations embarked upon by the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies across the country in the last three months. The coordinator, Defence Media Operations, (DMO), General John Eneche disclosed this to defence correspondents in Abuja while giving a breakdown of military operations between July and September this year. He explained that …

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NAF jets strikes insurgents’ camps, kill scores – DHQ

Ishaku Yohanna

Several insurgents were reportedly killed at Tongule, Bone and Isari B Musa communities in Borno State during airstrikes carried out by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole under the subsidiary Operation Hail Storm 2. The Defence Headquarters said the attack led to the massive destruction of Boko Haram terrorists’ camps and the death of “scores of their fighters” in a night attack at Tongule on September 24 and daytime raids at Bone and Isari B Musa on September 25. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche,…

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Seven Boko Haram Commanders killed by Nigerian troops – DHQ

Ishaku Yohanna

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have eliminated several top commanders and fighters of Boko Haram terrorists group in their various camps at the fringes of Lake Chad in Kukawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Enenche said that the troops also destroyed several camps used by the terrorists located at Tunbun Gini, Tunbun Nbororo, Tunbun Kayoma, Tunbun Kaza and Tunbun Fulani during the operation. He said that some of the top Boko Haram/ISWAP…

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Military airstrike hits bandits’ camp, kill scores in Zamfara – DHQ

Ishaku Yohanna

The Defence Headquarters says the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji has eliminated several armed bandits and destroyed their logistics facilities in massive airstrikes conducted in the Kwiambana Forest in Zamfara. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Enenche said the hit was a continuation of air interdiction missions being executed under subsidiary Operation Wutan Daji II to rid the North-West zone of armed bandits and other criminal elements. He explained that the location was designated for the attack after…

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Planned Terror Attack: Security agencies on red alert over Abuja – DHQ

Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigerian military has assured residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and adjoining states of their safety following intelligence report that the Boko Haram sect is planning to attack some selected targets within the nation’s capital. The Defence Headquarters explained that the Armed Forces and other security agencies would ensure effective surveillance of the Federal Capital Territory and other states of the country. A security report from the Nigeria Customs Service had indicated that members of the Boko Haram terrorists group have flooded the FCT and were planning to…

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DHQ says US alarm on ISIS, Al-Qaeda infiltration of W/Africa not new

Ishaku Yohanna

The Defence Headquarters has said that the reported activities of the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda terrorist groups in West Africa is not new. It stated that the Nigerian security forces were conscious of their operations and had been working to contain them. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, said this at a briefing in Abuja on Thursday while reacting to the warning by the Commander, United States Special Operations Command Africa, Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, on Tuesday. He stated that the commander’s alert was merely a call…

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Military air raid overruns bandits’ camp in Zamfara – DHQ

Ishaku Yohanna

The Defence Headquarters says the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji has overrun a bandits’ camp, headed by one of their leaders, known as “Dangote” in the Doumborou Forest of Zamfara. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Enenche said the air interdiction missions, which were conducted on Thursday, also resulted in the killing of several armed bandits. He said the operation was based on intelligence that revealed the relocation of the bandits in the new camp, around a rocky high ground…

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