Troops of Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai, have successfully foiled an attack on Kukareta community in Borno State, killing 24 terrorists during a night-long gun battle. Security sources said the attack occurred around midnight on Thursday and lasted until about 3:00 a.m., with soldiers engaging the assailants in a heavy exchange of fire before overpowering…
Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation WUTAN DAJI have rescued eight kidnapped victims during a clearance operation in Kumbodoro Forest and surrounding communities in Bauchi State. The operation targeted known bandit hideouts, including the notorious Azuge camps, with support from the Air Component. Several bandits were neutralised, and key operational bases dismantled. Security forces…
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI have successfully repelled coordinated terrorist attacks in Limankara and Kukawa, Borno State, neutralising 25 fighters and recovering 13 AK-47 rifles. The Media Information Officer of the Theatre Command, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, said the troops, acting on weeks of intelligence backed by satellite imagery…
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, have neutralised Abu Khalid, a senior Boko Haram/ISWAP commander, during a night operation in Sambisa Forest, Borno State. According to Lieutenant-Colonel Sani Uba, Theatre Command Media Information Officer, Khalid, who served as the second-in-command of Boko Haram in the Sambisa axis, was killed alongside…
Troops engaged in internal security operations across Nigeria have killed several terrorists, arrested criminal collaborators, and recovered a significant cache of arms and ammunition as part of an intensified onslaught against non-state actors nationwide. In the past week, military operations conducted across five geopolitical zones also led to the rescue of dozens of kidnap victims,…
Troops of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wukari, under the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a suspected notorious bandit leader linked to multiple cases of kidnapping and armed robbery along the Benue–Taraba axis. The arrest was carried out on December 21 during a precision, intelligence-driven operation at Vaase Community…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have repelled an early-morning infiltration attempt by terrorists operating from the Mandara Mountains into Bitta community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, killing several insurgents and significantly degrading their operational capacity. According to a statement issued by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Lt….
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Brigade/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke have stepped up their offensive across Taraba State, achieving a string of successes that include destroying bandit camps, eliminating armed elements, recovering weapons, and arresting a key suspect linked to regional criminal networks. On 2 December 2025, soldiers executed a targeted clearance mission under…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully rescued 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Mussa District, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The Nigerian Army confirmed the operation on Sunday through an official statement on its X (formerly Twitter) handle. According to the statement, the girls were freed on Saturday, 29…
In a continued push to eliminate banditry and restore peace in Kogi State, troops of the Nigerian Army’s 12 Brigade have intensified efforts under Operation EGWUA A TITE II, successfully neutralising scores of armed bandits and rescuing kidnapped victims across multiple operations. The operation, which began on September 1, 2025, targets criminal enclaves in the…
