Tag: Nigeria Army

Army intercepts illegal arms shipment, foils trafficking network in Kaduna

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Army intercepts illegal arms

Troops of Sector-7, ‘Operation Enduring Peace’, have intercepted an illegal arms shipment in Kaduna state, recovering seven firearms and disrupting a suspected weapons trafficking network operating across Plateau and Niger states. According to an operational report released on Monday in Abuja said the intelligence-led operation followed credible information on the movement of illicit arms from Jos, Plateau, to Niger. The report said troops conducted a targeted stop-and-search operation in the early hours of Monday and intercepted an ash-coloured Mercedes-Benz at the Samaru Checkpoint in Zangon-Kataf local government area of Kaduna…

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Borno: Army rescues 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP 

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Borno Army rescue

Troops of ‘Operation Haɗin Kai, (OPHK) have rescued 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the Mussa district, of Askira/Uba local government area of Borno state. The victims, aged between 15 and 20, were kidnapped on November 23 while harvesting crops on their family farmlands. They were freed on Saturday, November 29, after what military authorities described as a swift and intelligence-driven operation in the southern Borno axis. A statement from the Nigerian Army said the girls were immediately evacuated to a secure military facility where they are…

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Army redeploys 56 Major-Gens., 11 Brigadier-Gens. in major shake-up

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Military alleged coup

The Nigerian Army has redeployed 60 Major-Generals and 11 Brigadier-Generals, in a major shake-up across formations and units. In a memo dated October 30, signed by the military’s  Secretary (Army) EL Okoro,, the affected senior officers are expected to resume their new primary assignments on November 3, 2025. Only four of the senior officers, who are major-generals, were asked to remain in their current posts, but with new appointments. The four officers are PAO. Okoye, Y. Yahaya, I. Otu, and S. Nuhu. “It is the responsibility of all formations/unit commanders…

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Borno: Soldiers kill terrorist commander, rescue kidnapped victims

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Soldiers kill terrorist

Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a terrorist commander identified as Amirul Fiya, also known as Abu Nazir, along with his foot soldiers. The terrorists were killed during a repelled attack in the Balge local government area of Borno State. According to a statement issued yesterday by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Lieutenant-Colonel Appolonia Anele, noted that an AK-47 rifle, unexploded ordnance, two rocket-propelled grenades, and other items were recovered during the operation. She said: “The Nigerian Army has recorded significant operational successes across the country, neutralising a…

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Army raises alarm over B’Haram’s use of army drones in Borno

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Army raises alarm

The Theatre Commander of ‘Operation Haɗin Kai’ (OPHK), has expressed concerns over the growing use of “armed drones” by the Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East region, warning that such tactics are difficult to detect using conventional radar systems. The Commander disclosed this development on Tuesday, during a briefing in Maiduguri, Borno State. According to him, some of the drones being deployed by the insurgents are similar to those deployed in countries like Israel and Ukraine. “The terrorists have changed tactics, resorting to multi-pronged attacks on isolated and vulnerable deployments.…

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Insecurity: CDS Musa renames North-West task force to ‘Operation Fansan Yamma’

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CDS Musa renames

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Christopher Musa has directed the reorganisation of the former ‘Operations Hadarin Daji’, covering Katsina, Kebbi, and Sokoto) and ‘Operation Whirl Punch’, encompassing Kaduna and Niger states into a unified Joint Task Force for the North-West, designated as ‘Operation Fansan Yamma’. This is contained in a statement issued by Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, acting coordinator Joint Media Coordination Centre, ‘Operation Fansan Yamma’ in Gusau, Tuesday. The statement reads in part: This restructuring aims to better align our military operations with current operational needs. According…

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Over 40 Nigerian security personnel arrested for allegedly selling arms to terrorists – Investigation

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Nigerian security personnel

In a deeply troubling development, Nigeria is grappling with a growing scandal involving security personnel allegedly selling arms and ammunition to terrorists.  Recent investigations have led to the arrest of over 40 mobile policemen and soldiers in various States across the country, raising serious concerns about breaches in national security. These alarming findings emerged from discreet inquiries conducted by intelligence agencies, in partnership with the Theatre Command of North-East ‘Operation Ha?in Kai’.  The investigation uncovered a disturbing trend of security operatives facilitating the proliferation of weapons that fuel violence and…

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Abducted Nigerian UNICEF nurse escapes captivity 6 years after

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Abducted UNICEF nurse

A Nigerian nurse, Alice Loksha, who was kidnapped by terrorists, has escaped after six years in which she was forced into two marriages. Loksha, who had been a health worker for the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) in the North-East of Nigeria, was presented by the  military to newsmen at a base in Maiduguri, on Friday. She was kidnapped on March 1, 2018, when the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist group staged a deadly raid on a camp housing 60,000 displaced people. Three UNICEF health workers and eight…

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Insecurity: Military raises alarm, says terrorists have launched on-line recruitment

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Military raises alarm

The military says it has uncovered a desperate recruitment drive on social media by terrorists, particularly the ISWAP terrorist group, but vowed that troops will sustain the offensives to eliminate all threats by them. Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, affirming that troops operations had severely depleted their ranks and files. Buba also revealed that synchronized air strikes by the Nigeria Air Force, (NAF), as well as ground operations by ground forces had dislodged terrorists from their enclaves killing several of them.…

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Tinubu appoints Acting Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede

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Acting COAS

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major-General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the Acting Chief of Army Staff, (COAS). This was disclosed in a statement yesterday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. He said Oluyede will hold sway as the COAS pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is said to be indisposed and is receiving treatment abroad. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Oluyede will act in the position pending…

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