Chad closes border with Sudan, orders military alert after drone attack

By: Zagazola Makama

The Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has ordered the immediate closure of Chad’s border with Sudan and placed the military on maximum alert following a reported...

Relentless Pressure on Terrorists Remains the Pathway for Nigeria

By Samuel Aruwan

Civilian populations and military forces across the Sahel have endured repeated attacks in recent weeks, with devastating human and infrastructural losses. In...

Stakeholders seek end to ethnic profiling in security discourse

By: Zagazola Makama

Security stakeholders have called for the elimination of ethnic profiling in conflict narratives and security operations across West Africa, warning that imprecise...

ISWAP’s battlefield ledger turns bad debt as borrowers fail to survive Malam Fatori assault

On the outskirts of Malam Fatori, after the guns had fallen silent and the dust of battle settled, troops of Operation Hadin Kai stumbled on something...

CDS urges Borno, Yobe residents to take ownership of fight against terror, says enemy operating from within

By: Zagazola Makama

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has raised fresh concerns over internal complicity in the...

ISWAP death toll rises to 75 after devastating defeat in Malam Fatori

By: Zagazola Makama

The death toll of terrorists neutralised during a failed infiltration attempt on troops’ position in Malam Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area of Borno, has...

63 terrorists’ bodies recovered after failed attack on Malam Fatori

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Sector 3 Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), supported by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), have recovered no fewer than 63 bodies of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists...

3 bandits, 11 community guards killed in bloody clash in Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama

No fewer than three suspected bandits and 11 members of a local vigilante group have been killed in a violent clash between communities and repentant bandits in...

Nigerian Military eliminate 61 terrorists in Malam Fatori, Borno

By: Zagazola Makama

The Nigerian Army troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in close coordination with, The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has neutralised no fewer than 61 ISWAP...

IGP Visits Maiduguri Bombing Sites, Assesses Security Measures

By: Zagazola Makama 

 The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has visited victims of the recent IED explosions in Maiduguri and assessed...

Troops arrest suspected ISWAP informant in Damasak

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a suspected informant for Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and JAS terrorists in Damasak, Gubio Local Government Area of...

Troops arrest suspected bandit kingpin, accomplice in Kaduna

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have arrested a suspected notorious bandit and his accomplice along the Rigachukun–Kirama–Afaka axis in Kaduna State.

Security...

Troops recover 108 cattle and 16 sheep after intercepting bandits in Kaduna

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have recovered rustled livestock after intercepting suspected bandits in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna...

Troops arrest suspect as rival Sara-Suka factions clash in Jos

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Safe Haven have arrested a suspect following a clash between rival factions of the Sara-Suka group in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau...

Troops recover rustled cattle in Riyom, Plateau

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Safe Haven have recovered rustled cattle in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Security sources said the troops of Sector 6, deployed at Makera...

One killed in post-reconciliation clash in Kano

By: Zagazola Makama

The Kano State Police Command has arrested several suspects following a clash between rival groups of armed thugs in Kano that left one person dead.

According to sources, the...

Plateau police arrest suspected bandit informant in Dengi-Kanam

By: Zagazola Makama

The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a suspected informant believed to have aided bandits responsible for a deadly ambush that killed three officers and...

Armed bandits attack immigration officers, abduct one in Niger

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed bandits on motorcycles from the Republic of Benin axis attacked immigration officers at Baliavillage, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger on Tuesday...

Armed bandits attack immigration officers, abduct one in Niger

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed bandits on motorcycles from the Republic of Benin axis attacked immigration officers at Baliavillage, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger on Tuesday...

Armed bandits attack immigration officers, abduct one in Niger

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed bandits on motorcycles from the Republic of Benin axis attacked immigration officers at Baliavillage, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger on Tuesday...