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Troops neutralize 92 terrorists, arrest 111 others this week, says DHQ

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BY ANDREW OROLUA The Defence Headquarters said Thursday that a total of 92 terrorists were neutralized while 111 suspected others were arrested between February 27 and March 6 , 2025 during the ongoing counter insurgency operations across the country. Troops also apprehended 18 perpetrators of

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Troops neutralize 75 terrorists, recover 2 calibrated aircraft engines

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BY ANDREW OROLUA The Defence Headquarters said Thursday that a total of 75 terrorists were neutralized at various theatres of war across the country in the last ten days while 138 others were arrested as efforts to bring to an end the 15 years insurgency intensified. While troops made unusual recovery of 2 calibrated aircraft […]

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Troops arrest IPOB terrorists’ leader, Commander, neutralise 140 others across Nigeria

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BY ANDREW OROLUA The armed forces counter insurgency operations in the South East theatre have dealt significant blows to the separatists’ terrorists’ capabilities in the region, Operations spokesperson has said. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press briefing on the operations of the military.

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Troops neutralise 106 terrorists, arrest 164 others in one week

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BY ANDREW OROLUA The Nigerian military said on Thursday that the ongoing multi-front military operations are focused on targeting the centre of gravity of terrorists and their cohorts across the country and they neutralised 106 terrorists and arrested 164 other persons this week. The Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, who disclosed this […]

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NAF air strikes kill over 80 terrorists, destroy their motorcycles

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BY ANDREW OROLUA Air strikes by the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji recorded huge successes last Saturday in Katsina State and eliminated several terrorists and destroyed their motorcycles. In one of such strikes carried out on the night of 15 June 2024, over 80 terrorists hibernating at a hideout location at Gidan Kare Village […]

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Troops neutralise 376 terrorists, says DHQ

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By Andrew Orolua The military authorities said on Thursday that troops neutralised 105 terrorists during the week, in addition to the 266 neutralised during operations last January. According to the Defence Headquarters, 140 terrorists were arrested while 86 kidnapped hostages were rescued. It added that 463 this violent extremists/insurgents were arrested in January while

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NAF air strikes eliminate terrorists, destroy weapon storages in Borno

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BY ANDREW OROLUA Efforts by the air and ground components of Operation Hadin Kai to clear the Northeast of remnants of terrorists within the Northeast region of Nigeria yielded another positive result on January 5, as strikes neutralized at least 12 terrorists and destroyed weapon storages. One of the operations was carried out on January […]

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Terrorists kill three, abduct others in Katsina

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Three persons were killed in Dantsauni village in Batagarawa local government area of Katsina State when terrorists invaded the community. The terrorists in their numbers, armed with sophisticated weapons, according to a source, explained that one of the deceased persons identified as Abdulrashid Abba Manna, a resident of Katsina, was trapped and killed by the […]

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Troops neutralize 34 terrorists, rescue 152 civilians

Ihesiulo Grace 3 June 2022 0

By Andrew Orolua Nigeria troops engaged in clearance operations around terrorists’ enclaves in North East and North West of the country neutralized 34 terrorists in the past two weeks including two bandits dressed in Nigeria military uniforms. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Benard Onyeuko disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during a […]

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Terrorists now bolder, attacked Abuja-Kaduna train because I’m in jail – Abba Kyari brags

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2022 0

Abba Kyari, the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) says his arrest and continued detention at the Kuje prison has emboldened criminals in their incessant onslaught against Nigeria. Kyari made the statement through his lawyer Nureini Jimoh, who prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to review his bail application initially rejected. Citing instances of […]

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Terrorists Abduct Monarch’s Son, Seven Others In Taraba

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Bandit terrorists have kidnapped eight persons including the son of the district head of Zip town, Alhaji Uba, Naija News learned. The victims were kidnapped during an invasion of Illela Village in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State at about 4:00 pm on Thursday. The gunmen, numbering over 15, invaded the village and […]

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Scores killed in Borno as military raid terrorists’ base

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Abuja – The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed Boko Haram’s logistics base and killed scores of terrorists in an air raid in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Saturday, said the successful air interdiction mission was executed on June […]

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Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, commanders killed in battle

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Abuja – The Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have lost more high ranking commanders to Nigerian troops following a failed attack on troops’ location at Banki Junction and Firgi in Borno, recently. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Enenche said that

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Nigerian troops eliminate 343 terrorists, 153 bandits in 47 days –DHQ

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Abuja – The Defence Headquarters, says Nigerian Armed Forces has neutralised over 343 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the Northeast theatre of operations between March 18 and May 5. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, stated this while giving update on the military operations across the country at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja.

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Military kill scores of Boko Haram as soldiers ran into ambush

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The Nigerian military has again recorded success against the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists by killing scores of them at Gorigi in the Allagarno Forest general area of Borno state. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on update of military operations across the country on Tuesday in Abuja. […]

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Take insurgency battle to terrorists’ enclaves, Zulum tells Buratai

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2020 0

Abuja – Gov. Babagana  Zulum of Borno has called on the Nigerian Army to take the ongoing war against insurgency in the North East to the insurgents’ enclaves to clear the remnants of the terrorists in the region. Zulum, made the call when he visited the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Monday […]

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Terrorists Suffer More Defeat as Army Sustain Clearance Operations

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2020 0

The Nigeria Army has said that marauding elements of terrorists groups have continue to suffer more humiliating defeat as troops intensify efforts to clear their remnants across the theaters. The recent humiliating defeats suffered by marauding Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province criminals in Damboa, Borno State and Garkida in Adamawa State in the hands […]

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Drop bill to give ‘repentant terrorists’ foreign education, SERAP tells Senate President

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, urging him to use his leadership position to “ensure that the bill that would allow ‘repentant Boko Haram terrorists’ opportunities to access public funds to enjoy foreign education is immediately dropped, and to sponsor bills that would […]

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Troops capture terrorists, rescue captives in Borno –Army

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The Nigerian Army says its troops of ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’ have continued to neutralize more terrorists, capture gun trucks and cache of arms in several encounters across the north east. Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja. Iliyasu said that the troops have continued to sustain the ongoing […]

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Police nab three terrorists in Kaduna

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Following sustained mop-up operations by Police operatives at the operational bases of the Ansaru Terrorists’ Group in Kuduru Forest, Birnin-Gwari, three (3) more members of the Ansaru Terror Group have been arrested. They are; Munkailu Liman Isah aka Babban Driver‘m’ 32yrs, Abdullahi Saminu aka Danmunafiki ‘m’ 21yrs and Aminu Usman ‘m’