Category: Security

Troops of Sector 1, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have recorded another major operational success with the rescue of six kidnap victims in the Kajuru/Kujama axis of Kaduna State. The rescue followed a coordinated security operation carried out on 5 January 2026 across several flashpoints in Chikun, Kajuru, Kachia and Kagarko Local Government Areas, extending to border communities near Kauru. The operations were aimed at further degrading the operational space of violent extremist elements within the Joint Operations Area (JOA). Acting on a distress alert about the movement of armed criminals around…

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have neutralised five terrorists and rescued three abducted civilians during a coordinated military operation in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. The operation, carried out in the early hours of Saturday, 4 January 2026, was conducted in collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). The troops engaged the terrorists at a known crossing point along the Sojiri axis, where the insurgents were reportedly attempting to move with their captives. According to military sources, the encounter led to the neutralisation of…

Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, on Saturday, 3 January 2026, scored another operational success following coordinated patrols and ambushes in Kabba Bunu and Yagba West Local Government Areas. Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade, said troops, acted on credible intelligence of bandits moving from Adankolo towards Agbadu Bunu in Kabba Bunu, swiftly deployed and laid an ambush at a suspected crossing point. The bandits ran into the ambush, resulting in the neutralization of two and the recovery of an AK-47 rifle.  …

Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) has announced a major breakthrough in its counter-terrorism operations with the identification of Shariff Umar, also known as Yusuf, as the principal coordinator of suicide bombing activities linked to recent attacks and attempted attacks in Nigeria’s North East. Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI,in a release said the breakthrough followed intelligence-led cordon-and-search operations conducted at the Kalmari area of Maiduguri on 31 December 2025, during which 14 suspects connected to suicide bombing activities were arrested. According…

The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas (Admiralty Medal), on Thursday, January 1, 2026, spent the New Year Day with Armed Forces personnel deployed in the North-East, during an operational tour of the Headquarters Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Maiduguri, and the Naval Base Lake Chad (NBLC), Baga, in Borno State. On arrival at the Headquarters OPHK in Maiduguri, the CNS was received by the Theatre Commander, Major General A.E. Abubakar, who briefed him on recent operational gains, prevailing challenges, and future plans of…

The Force Commander of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Saidu Audu, has undertaken a strategic operational assessment visit to the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), at the Maimalari Military Cantonment in Maiduguri, Borno State. The visit, which took place on Tuesday, was aimed at strengthening coordination between the MNJTF and Operation HADIN KAI ahead of ongoing and future joint operations in the Lake Chad Basin. Speaking during the visit, Major General Audu said he was at the Theatre Headquarters to formally introduce…

The Nigerian military recorded sweeping operational victories across the country in 2025, neutralised notorious terrorist kingpins, arrested thousands of criminal suspects, rescued more than 2,300 kidnapped victims and disrupted oil theft worth over ₦8.9 billion. The achievements were outlined in a comprehensive end-of-year operational media briefing held at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, on December 31, 2025. According to the DHQ, Nigerian troops, operating jointly with other security agencies, sustained intense kinetic and non-kinetic operations nationwide to counter terrorism, insurgency,…

The Nigerian Army has recorded major operational successes across multiple theatres of operation nationwide, neutralising no fewer than 47 terrorists within the last 72 hours. According to the Army, the coordinated land and air operations also led to the arrest of 19 criminal suspects, the rescue of over 30 kidnapped victims and the recovery of a large cache of arms, ammunition and logistics. The operations formed part of the military’s sustained offensive against terrorists, bandits, kidnappers and other criminal elements threatening national security. In the North-West and North-Central regions, troops…