The Nigerian Army confirmed on Sunday the successful elimination of Abu Rijab, a notorious Boko Haram commander, along with other terrorist fighters, during a decisive offensive operation in Borno State. The operation, which took place in Bula Daloye within the Bama Local Government Area, marks a significant victory in the ongoing battle against insurgency in Read More…
Insurgency
Defence forces strike hard: 187 terrorists neutralised, 183 arrested, 109 hostages rescued in one week
In a powerful display of military might, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced that troops eliminated 187 terrorists, apprehended 183 others, and rescued 109 kidnapped hostages in various operations nationwide over the past week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, revealed these successes during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday. The operations Read More…
Nigerian Army rescues another Borno Chibok girl
The Nigerian Army announced on Monday that it had successfully rescued another Chibok girl, Mary Nkeki, aged 27, from Dikwa Local Government Area in Borno. Nkeki was abducted in 2014 alongside more than 200 students from Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok by Boko Haram insurgents. Maj.-Gen. Gold Chibuisi, the Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Read More…
Bandits run rampage in Kaduna, attack army base in Birnin Gwari, kill 15 Nigerian soldiers, sources say
Gunmen killed 15 Nigerian soldiers and wounded more than a dozen others during an attack on an army base in the northern state of Kaduna, two army sources said on Tuesday, in the latest attack on security forces by armed gangs. The gangs, designated as terrorists by the government, have caused havoc in northwest Nigeria Read More…