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Soldiers of the Northeast Joint Task Force killed 24 Boko Haram fighters in Yobe State yesterday. The insurgents attempted to overrun the Kukareta community along the Damaturu–Maiduguri road during the early morning hours. Troops of Sector 2 responded with a swift offensive, forcing the attackers into a chaotic retreat. The military continues to scan the…
More than 60 people are confirmed dead after a military airstrike on Jilli market along the Borno-Yobe border, with injured victims evacuated to hospitals in Geidam and Damaturu, intensifying demands for accountability over civilian casualties. The Nigerian military defended the operation as intelligence-led, stating it targeted an ISWAP logistics hub, even as it ordered…
The Nigerian Army has dismissed as “false, misleading and exaggerated” reports that Brigadier General Oseni Braimah was killed because his vehicle failed to start during an insurgent attack on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State. It also rejected claims that 17 soldiers died, stating that the verified casualty figure stands at two officers…
A high-ranking Nigerian Army officer, Brigadier General O. O. Braimah, has been killed following a midnight assault by Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents in Borno State. General Braimah, the Brigade Commander of the Joint Task Force in Benisheikh, reportedly fell during a fierce exchange of fire as terrorists overran military formations in Kaga Local Government…
Soldiers of Operation Hadin Kai have crippled several insurgent supply chains across the North-East, arresting 16 suspects and intercepting cross-border fuel smuggling. In a series of high-intensity raids between late March and early April, troops disrupted the movement of food, fuel, and explosives intended for Boko Haram and ISWAP camps. These operations targeted key transit…
Nigerian forces have ramped up their offensive against internal security threats, neutralising terrorists and dismantling kidnap rings across several states in the last 24 hours. The operations, spanning the North-East, North-West, and North-Central regions, demonstrate a heightened reliance on technology and rapid response tactics. These coordinated strikes aim to disrupt the logistics and movement of…
The Nigerian Army has delivered a crushing blow to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Timbuktu Triangle. Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), successfully repelled a massive assault on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Mandaragirau in Borno State. Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, the Media Information Officer…
The Nigerian Army is systematically dismantling the command structure of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, confirmed on Friday that a series of intensified ground and air offensives have neutralised several high-ranking insurgent leaders. These operations are not random skirmishes; they are targeted strikes…
Nigerian troops have recovered operational notebooks from slain Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters, revealing a startlingly bureaucratic approach to insurgency. Following a failed pre-dawn assault on a military base in Mallam Fatori, Borno State, soldiers discovered ledgers that meticulously document fighter names, weapon assignments, and ammunition allocations. The discovery suggests that ISWAP has…
Nigerian troops have defeated a series of simultaneous terrorist assaults across Borno and Yobe states. The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched the coordinated strikes overnight between 8 and 9 March 2026. Targets included military positions in Delwa, Goniri, Kukawa, Mainok, and a forward base deep within the Sambisa Forest. While the army maintained…
