A tactical operation against insecurity and banditry in the North West turned tragic on Monday when gunmen ambushed a convoy of security personnel in Zamfara State, killing five soldiers and one police officer. The incident occurred along the Bingi-Kekun Waje-Gusau Road at Gidan Wagni, shortly after troops of Operation Fansan Yamma had concluded a successful […]
The Nigerian Army has announced a significant security milestone in the Niger Delta, declaring that no incidents of violent pipeline vandalism were recorded within its Area of Responsibility throughout 2025. Major General Emmanuel Emekah, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, disclosed this on Tuesday in Port Harcourt while hosting defence […]
Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi of the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has awarded N100m damages against the Nigerian Army, and 2 Division, Ibadan, for illegally acquiring part of the Ajigbotosho family land at Alagbade village. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in suit No: I/642/2018, the claimants, representatives of all who purchased parcels […]
The Nigerian Army has dismissed as false and misleading an online report alleging threats of mutiny by soldiers over salaries and allowances, describing the claim as sensational and detrimental to national security. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, said there had been […]
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the voluntary surrender of 80 militants in Cross River State under the amnesty programme of the state government. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters 13 Brigade, Maj. Yemi Sokoya, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Sokoya said that the militants surrendered in the early hours of Friday, at […]
The Nigerian Army has said that the continued detention of two separatist leaders, Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa, has bought relative peace in the Southeast region of the country. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja, said this in a statement. Onoja stated that criminal activities have reduced across the region in […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a new Nigerian Army depot in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, in a bid to bolster national security and address the persistent challenges in the South-East region. The development was announced by the Special Assistant to President Tinubu onsocial media, Dada Olusegun, in a post shared on his X […]
The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Major General Ibikunle Ajose, has assured Nigerians of a peaceful and secure atmosphere during the forthcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations. Speaking at the Division’s Christmas Carol of Nine Lessons held at the Giginya Cantonment on Thursday night, the GOC emphasised the military’s […]
Troops of the 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, in collaboration with other security agencies, have rescued six kidnap victims during an operation in the Obajana area of Kogi State. The operation, conducted in the early hours of Thursday, resulted in the safe rescue of the victims without any casualties among the security forces. Brig. Gen. Kasim […]
Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have arrested a suspected kidnapper in the Wukari Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State while he was negotiating a ransom payment of N20 million. The suspect, identified as Umar Musa Geyi, was apprehended on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at the Jandei–Kulamu area during a clear-out operation by […]
he Nigerian Army has redeployed 60 major generals and 11 brigadier-generals in a major shake-up across its formations and units. In a memo dated October 30, signed by EL Okoro, the military secretary (army), the affected senior officers are expected to resume their new primary assignments on November 3, 2025. Only four of the senior […]
Armed personnel of the Nigerian Army have reportedly stormed the Abuja residence of former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva. According to multiple security sources, the operation was carried out by a special military team in the early hours of Tuesday at Sylva’s residence in Maitama over an […]
The Nigerian Army has launched an investigation into a tragic incident that occurred on Saturday, October 11, 2025, when Lance Corporal Akenleye Femi of the 221 Battalion, Wawa Cantonment, allegedly shot his wife and then took his own life. In a statement on Monday, Captain Stephen Nwankwo, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 22 Armoured […]
Headquarters 82 Division, Nigerian Army, has refuted that troops of 245 Battalion are harassing and intimidating residents of Ochon Community in Obubra Local Government Area over a land dispute with Alesi Community of Ikom Local Government Area both of Cross River State. It said in a statement signed by Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Ayeni, Acting Deputy […]
The Nigerian Army says its troops have arrested 35 suspects and dismantled gunrunning syndicates in the Niger Delta. Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, acting deputy director of 6 Division Army Public Relations, said in a statement on Monday that intelligence-led operations led to the arrest of three major arms dealers. The suspects were identified as Innocent Emiyemokumo […]
The person whose name and passport photograph appear below, ELIKE CHIBUZOR is wanted by the Nigerian Military. He was arrested by the officers and men of 29 Battalion of theNigerian Army, Port Harcourt on the 6th of July 2023 for beingan ardent supporter of the BIAFRA secessionist group. Heremained in the custody of the Nigerian […]
*Charges Military to do more on intelligence gathering to defeat all forms of insurgency, terrorism President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Nigerian Army to remain apolitical and professional in protecting democracy and defending the territorial integrity of the nation. Buhari, who was represented by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, gave the charge […]
ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA. The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that a total of 996 Boko Haram terrorists elements and their families comprising 203 adult males, 302 adult females and 491 children surrendered to troops at different locations in Borno State in the past two weeks following intensive land and air operations. Acting director of Defence […]
Maj-Gen Stephen Olabanji, Commander, Training and Doctrine Command, Nigerian Army, says the Army is expected to commission about 3,885 cadets into the officer’s cadre in 2022. He said that the Army would also enlist about 18,000 other ranks and a further special forces training of about 4,800 among those commissioned and other ranks cadre. Olabanji […]
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor on Monday, inaugurated the maiden Joint Operations Planning Exercise (JOPEX) for the war colleges of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Air Force in Abuja. Irabor said that the exercise, entitled: “Exercise Sky Lock” was built around contemporary, realistic and real-time security event in Nigeria. He […]