Tag: Intelligence support

DHQ unveils toll-free line; says troops killed 662 terrorists in Q2 ’26

Aminu Imam
DHQ unveils

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…

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Terrorism: US deploys drones, troops to Nigeria for intelligence support

Aminu Imam
US deploys drones, troops

The United States has deployed several MQ-9 drones and around 200 troops to Nigeria to assist in the fight against Islamist militants, US and Nigerian officials told Reuters news agency. According to US officials, the troops are not embedded with Nigerian frontline units, and the drones are strictly focused on intelligence-gathering, with no airstrikes being conducted. Previously, the US operated a $100 million drone base in neighbouring Niger, with roughly 1,000 troops monitoring militant activity across the Sahel. The facility was closed in 2024 after Niger’s military government ordered US…

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