Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have averted a potential tragedy after discovering and neutralising improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted along the Magami–Hannutara–Dansadau Road in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Acting on credible intelligence, the troops secured the affected area and conducted a thorough search, identifying two locations where explosive devices had…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has expressed relief following the release of prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from Oyo State who were abducted in Imo State, while urging the Federal Government to intensify efforts to tackle kidnapping and banditry. In a statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, the Oyo State…
Twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who were abducted while travelling to their orientation camps have arrived in Ibadan, Oyo State, following their release after seven days in captivity. The rescued graduates were taken to the Department of State Services (DSS) headquarters in the Aleshinloye area for debriefing. Representatives of their parents were…
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the rescue of 20 prospective NYSC corps members who were abducted in Imo State. The victims, who were travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, in two buses to Bende in Abia State and Uyo in Akwa Ibom State, were kidnapped along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway on October 1, 2026. Force Public…
The United States, Türkiye and other international partners have joined Nigerians in mourning the 25 people who died in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR-42 aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. The NAF confirmed that there were no survivors among the five crew members and 20 passengers aboard the aircraft, which crashed while on a…
African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has called for the immediate suspension and eventual scrapping of the National Youth Service Corps scheme following the abduction of prospective corps members in Imo State. The prospective corps members were among passengers abducted after gunmen attacked two buses along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in the Umunoha area. Security…
The Imo State Police Command has confirmed that National Youth Service Corps members were among passengers abducted after gunmen attacked two buses along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway on Thursday morning. Police spokesperson Okoye Henry said the incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. near Umunoha, adding that 10 victims had been rescued and both buses recovered. The exact…
The Ebonyi State Police Command has dismantled an alleged child-trafficking syndicate operating across parts of the South-East, arresting several suspects and rescuing three abducted children. According to the police, the suspects allegedly used fake marriage and job offers to lure victims before abducting their children and arranging illegal adoptions and sales. Investigations led operatives to…
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Joint Task Force North East, neutralized 16 terrorists in Adamawa State during a series of decisive operational encounters between September 30 and October 1, 2026. The operations across Sector 4 began with a ground ambush in the Boima general area of Gombi Local Government Area, where troops raided a…
Troops of the Nigerian Army, under Operation Hadin Kai, have neutralised 16 terrorists during coordinated operations in Adamawa State. The operations, conducted in the Boima area of Gombi LGA and other locations, also led to the recovery of AK-47 rifles, pump-action rifles, magazines and ammunition. The military further repelled attacks on two military positions, while…
