Tag Archives: Troops

The Nigerian Military has neutralised 191 terrorists, arrested 184, while 104 surrendered, according to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Abuja. At a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations (DDMO), said that the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) had achieved notable success in …

Six female students from the Federal University in Gusau, Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, who were abducted in the early hours of Friday have been freed by members of the Joint Task Force’s Operation Hadarin-Daji. Cpt. Ibrahim Yahaya, Force Information Officer for Operation Hadarin-Daji, verified this to the Newsmen on Friday in …

As the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, sets to act forcefully to restore constitutional order, the coup leaders in Niger have begun mobilising armed troops to the Benin-Niger border. A convoy of military vehicles is seen traveling along the border in a video that counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama …

A bill allowing the sending of troops to neighbouring Niger Republic, which faces the possibility of military intervention to restore civilian rule after a coup, has been passed by Burkina Faso‘s government. According to a statement released on Thursday, the military-run government of Burkina Faso accepted the draft law at …

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has reported that on July 4, 2023, forces in Borno State neutralised Naoib Gambo Jundullah, a notorious commander of the Boko Haram terrorists and Islamic State of West Africa Province, and recovered one AK47 weapon loaded with four rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition. Five terrorists who …