Tag: Special Forces

CDS unveils 800 Special Forces to battle insecurity nationwide

Aminu Imam
CDS unveils Special Forces

In a decisive move to tackle Nigeria’s growing security threats, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has announced that over 800 specially trained troops will be deployed to key operational areas across the country within a week. Gen. Musa made the announcement on Wednesday in Abuja, during the opening of the Defence Training Conference 2025, themed: “Performance Oriented Training and Trends in the Contemporary Operating Environment”. The move follows a surge in attacks on travellers and mass killings, particularly in Benue, Plateau, and Edo States. The National…

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Killings: NAF deploys Special Forces in Southern Kaduna

Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed additional special forces to southern Kaduna, to boost the ongoing fight against bandits and suspected ethnic militia who have been terrorising residents of the area. The Air Officer Commanding, NAF Training Command, Air Marshal Musa Mukhtar, addressed the troops before their departure to the southern part of the state on Sunday. He asked them to complement the efforts of the Nigerian Army troops attached to Operation Safe Haven, by providing both ground and air power during the operation against the criminal elements. Mukhtar,…

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