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- Nigerian Army Rescues Four Abductees and Arrests Insurgent Commander in Coordinated South East Security Raids
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Africa
Troops operating under Operation UDO KA successfully liberated four kidnap victims following a violent confrontation with criminals in Enugu State. A concurrent intelligence led ra...
- Nigerian military forces eliminate five insurgents during targeted Mayanti ambush in Borno State
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Section: Africa
Nigerian troops operating under Operation Hadin Kai neutralized five suspected terrorists during a strategic ambush in the Mayanti region of Borno State on April 29. The military e...
- Nigerian Army Troops Apprehend Suspected Terrorist Logistics Supplier During Operation Savannah Shield in Niger State
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Section: Africa
Troops of the 22 Brigade arrested a suspect on April 27, 2026, for allegedly transporting food, technical supplies, and significant cash to terrorist elements in the Borgu Local Go...
- Nigerian Military Neutralizes Insurgents and Dismantles Key Terrorist Enclaves in Massive Borno State Offensive
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Africa
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have successfully cleared several terrorist hideouts across the Timbuktu axis and Bulabulin Forest during Operation Desert Sanity V. The coordinated a...
- Mother Demands Justice After Soldiers Allegedly Kill 24 Year Old Civil Engineer In Abuja Bedroom
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Africa
Habibat Abubakar is seeking government intervention following the fatal shooting of her son, Abdulsamad Jamiu, by military personnel in the Kubwa area. The incident occurred during...
- Bereaved Father Discloses Military Admitted Fatal Shooting of NYSC Member Was a "Mistake" During Visit to Abuja Residence
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Africa
Sani Jimoh, the father of the late 24 year old Abdulsamad Jamiu, has revealed that soldiers privately admitted his son's death was a mistake, contradicting the official "crossfire"...
- Family of Slain NYSC Member Abdulsamad Jamiu Rejects Army "Crossfire" Claims, Alleges Extrajudicial Killing in Abuja Residence
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Africa
The mother of 24 year old Abdulsamad Jamiu has provided a harrowing account of her son's death, alleging that soldiers scaled their fence and shot him through a closed bedroom door...
- Family of Slain NYSC Member Abdulsamad Jamiu Rebuts Military Claims of Accidental Crossfire Death
Published: Apr 27, 2026
Section: Africa
The family of Abdulsamad Jamiu, a National Youth Service Corps member killed in Abuja, alleges that soldiers from the Guards Brigade shot him through his bedroom door at close rang...
- Nigerian Army 6 Division Dismantles Ten Illegal Refineries and Seizes N250 Million in Stolen Petroleum
Published: Apr 27, 2026
Section: Africa
Troops from the Nigerian Army 6 Division recovered 156,000 litres of stolen crude oil and diesel during a 25 day operation across the Niger Delta. Nine suspects were arrested as se...
- Nigerian Army Recovers Suspected Remains of Slain Soldier Couple Four Years After Brutal Ambush in Imo State
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Africa
Troops from the 82 Division have dismantled a major IPOB/ESN camp in Orsu LGA, uncovering shallow graves believed to contain the remains of Master Warrant Officer Linus Musa Audu a...
- Nigerian troops eliminate four Boko Haram insurgents during failed infiltration of Kanama in Borno State
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Africa
Soldiers from Operation HADIN KAI neutralized four terrorists after responding to an attack on the Kanama community on April 22. While one member of the Civilian Joint Task Force w...
- Human Rights Lawyer Files Suit to Halt Military Reintegration of Repentant Boko Haram Insurgents
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Africa
Legal practitioner Maxwell Opara has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the Nigerian military from reintegrating former insurgents into society without criminal pro...