Tag: #Insecurity
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NORTH-EAST: TROOPS NEUTRALISE 485 TERRORIST, RESCUE 595 KIDNAP VICTIMS IN Q2
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Hadin Kai neutralised 485 terrorists, apprehended 370 suspects and rescued 595 kidnapped victims during operations in the North-East in the second quarter, 2026. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-General Michael Onoja, made this known while addressing a news conference on the operational activities of the Armed Forces…
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DRUG TRADE FUELING INSECURITY IN NIGERIA – UNODC
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that the growing drug trade, driven by synthetic substances, evolving trafficking routes, and organised criminal networks, was fuelling insecurity in Nigeria. The UNODC Country Representative, Cheikh Toure, gave the warning at the commemoration of the 2026 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking…
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ARMY INTERCEPTS TERRORIST LOGISTICS SUPPLIER, RECOVER COMBAT BOOTS, TACTICAL ITEMS IN ZAMFARA
Troops of Sector II of the Operation Fansan Yamma have arrested a suspected logistics supplier to terrorist groups and recovered 150 pairs of combat boots and other tactical items in Zamfara. According to an operational report made available on Thursday June 25, the suspect was apprehended along the Sokoto-Gusau Road during a routine stop-and-search operation…
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THREE CONVICTED FOR SUPPLYING ARMS TO TERRORISTS, SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOKOTO
A Sokoto State High Court has sentenced three men, including a citizen of the Republic of Niger, to death by hanging for terrorism-related offences and illegal arms trafficking linked to cross-border criminal activities. The convicts, Yusuf Muhammad, popularly known as Sallau, Jabbi Alhaji Yalle and Kabiru Muhammad, were found guilty after the court upheld evidence…
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TROOPS RESCUE 47 PEOPLE FROM ISWAP ENCLAVE IN BORNO
Troops of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have rescued 47 persons, mostly women and children, from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) enclave in Kangarwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno. According to a statement issued by the Acting Military Information Officer of OPHK, Capt. Mohammed Goni, on Tuesday June…
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POLICE IN PLATEAU CONFIRM 20 KILLED IN BOKKOS ATTACK
The Police Command in Plateau has confirmed the killing of 20 persons in an attack on Kawel Community in Mushere District, Bokkos Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement on Monday June 22 in Jos. According to him, the Commissioner of Police Bassey…
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TROOPS ARREST 3 WOMEN OVER ALLEGED ISWAP LINKS IN BORNO IDP CAMP
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested three women suspected of collaborating with terrorists in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. The women are Aisha Mustapha, 19, Astakawu Bura, 23, and Zarah Bukar, 50. An operational report made available on Sunday June 21 revealed that the operation…
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TROOPS RESCUE KIDNAPPED VICTIMS, RECOVER RUSTLED LIVESTOCK
Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma rescued kidnapped victims, apprehended a suspected terrorist collaborator and recovered 318 rustled livestock during operations in Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara. According to an operational report made available on Friday June 19, troops deployed at Forward Operating Base Kadage rescued two women and a toddler abandoned by bandits in Igabi Local…
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TROOPS KILL NOTORIOUS TERROR KINGPIN, FOIL PLANNED SCHOOL ABDUCTION
The Nigerian Army, working alongside the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) Tactical Team, has neutralised a notorious terrorist leader, Kachalla Ibrahim Battijo, and more than 15 members of his gang during a coordinated intelligence-led operation in Kogi State. Military authorities said Battijo, who was linked to the recent attack on a church in…
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NIPSS ATTACK: GUNMEN KILL THREE SECURITY PERSONNEL
Three security personnel were killed after suspected terrorists launched a late-night attack on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos in Plateau State. The attack, which occurred around 11:40 PM on Monday, June 15, saw armed men storm the facility and open fire on security operatives stationed at the institute’s…
