Tag: #CounterTerrorism
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NHRC REPORTS SLIGHT DROP IN KILLINGS AND KIDNAPPING, URGES FOCUS ON SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recorded 406,088 complaints of human rights violations in October 2025, marking a slight drop in killings and kidnappings compared to September. Dr. Tony Ojukwu, Executive Secretary of NHRC, highlighted ongoing concerns including arbitrary detention, police misconduct, sexual and gender-based violence, and civil liberties violations. Monitoring revealed incidents of communal…
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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE DELIVERS DEVASTATING BLOWS TO TERRORISTS, BANDITS IN PRECISION AIRSTRIKES
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully neutralized scores of terrorists and bandits through precise airstrikes across Borno, Kwara, Katsina, Zamfara, and Kaduna States. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations, confirmed the operations on November 9 as part of intensified counterterrorism missions under Operation HADIN KAI and Operation FANSAN YAMMA. In Borno, strikes…
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NIGERIAN ARMY CHIEF VOWS RELENTLESS OFFENSIVE TO CRUSH INSURGENCY IN NORTH EAST
Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, the Chief of Army Staff, has pledged that Nigerian troops will maintain relentless operations against insurgents until all their support and sanctuaries are eliminated. On his first operational tour of the Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai, Shaibu urged soldiers to intensify efforts to crush remaining insurgents and restore lasting peace to the…
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NCPC BISHOP REFUTES CLAIMS OF CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE IN NIGERIA, CALLS FOR UNITY AND PARTNERSHIP
Stephen Adegbite, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, has dismissed recent claims that violence in Nigeria constitutes a genocide against Christians. Speaking at a news briefing in Abuja, Adegbite emphasized that Nigeria’s ongoing crisis results from terrorism, banditry, and criminality, not religious conflict. He acknowledged the suffering endured by both Christians and Muslims…
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MASS STABBING ON EASTERN ENGLAND TRAIN LEAVES NINE WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES, TWO ARRESTED
A terrifying stabbing spree aboard a high-speed train from Doncaster to London King’s Cross shocked passengers and left nine people seriously injured, according to British Transport Police. The incident happened shortly after the train left Peterborough station in Cambridgeshire on Saturday evening. Armed police quickly responded at Huntingdon station, where two men were arrested in…
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NIGERIAN ARMY CRUSHES TERRORIST CELLS, RESCUES HOSTAGES IN INTENSIFIED OPERATIONS ACROSS NATION
In the past 48 hours, the Nigerian Army has successfully dismantled multiple terrorist cells, rescued 17 kidnapped victims, and arrested 20 suspects in coordinated military offensives nationwide. A credible source at Army Headquarters confirmed the operations, which spanned the North-East, North-West, North-Central, and South-South regions. Troops from the 192 Battalion, backed by the Civilian Joint…
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TROOPS OF OPERATION HADIN KAI NEUTRALIZE 10 TERRORISTS IN BOORO, SECURE ARMS AND EQUIPMENT
The Nigerian military’s Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) has successfully neutralized 10 terrorists and recovered a significant cache of arms, ammunition, and equipment in fresh encounters along the Gamboru–Dikwa–Marte axis of Borno. The operation, confirmed by Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, the Media Information Officer for OPHK, involved intense night combat in which the troops thwarted a terrorist…
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NIGERIAN TROOPS THWART TERRORIST ATTACKS, KILL OVER 50 INSURGENTS IN NORTHEAST
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have delivered a crushing blow to terrorists in Borno and Yobe states by killing more than 50 insurgents and repelling coordinated night attacks on military positions across Dikwa, Mafa, Gajibo, and Katarko. Supported by precision airstrikes and intelligence, the military recovered numerous weapons, including AK-47s, machine guns, and RPGs, while…
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NIGERIAN ARMY SCORES MAJOR VICTORY ARRESTING NOTORIOUS TERROR LEADER BABAWO BADOO
The Nigerian Army has made a significant breakthrough with the arrest of dreaded terrorist and insurgent leader Idris Idris, popularly known as Babawo Badoo, along with 37 other suspects across the country. Babawo Badoo, responsible for deadly attacks and kidnappings in the North Central region, was captured by troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE in Plateau…
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NIGERIAN ARMY STRIKES HARD: 17 TERRORISTS KILLED, 85 SUSPECTS ARRESTED, 10 KIDNAPPED RESCUED IN 48 HOURS
In a swift series of coordinated operations, the Nigerian Army has dealt a serious blow to terrorists across the country, killing 17 militants, arresting 85 suspects, and rescuing 10 kidnapped victims within just 48 hours. Troops from various operations, including Hadin Kai in the Northeast and Fansan Yamma in the Northwest, engaged Boko Haram and…
