Tag: Nigerian troops
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Troops Neutralise Insurgents, Rescue Kidnap Victims in ongoing Nationwide Crackdown
Nigerian troops under Operation FANSAN YAMMA and HADIN KAI have neutralised at least 5 insurgents and rescued 4 kidnap victims in a series of high-impact operations across the North-west and North-east. The military crackdown, conducted between April 21 and 23, 2026, also led to the destruction of a major terrorist camp in Zamfara, the interception…
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Nigerian Army Chief Acknowledges “Setbacks”, Troop Losses in Boko Haram Fight
By Abdulkareem Haruna Nigeria Army chief (5th from left) with other senior officers at the biannual COAS conference in Maiduguri. Photo Abdulkareem/HumAngle Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, today, Thursday May 22, acknowledged that the Nigerian Army has “recorded a number of incidents where our brave warriors have paid the supreme sacrifice”…
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Nigerian Troops Thwart Triple ISWAP Assaults in Yobe and Borno
By Abdulkareem Haruna Nigeria’s Operation Hadin Kai forces quashed three synchronised attacks initiated by the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Yobe and Borno states over the weekend. The ISWAP militants attempted a nocturnal offensive in the early hours of Saturday at Katarko in Yobe, and Jakana and Monguno in Borno State, which…
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Nigerian Forces Repel ISWAP Attack in Yobe State, Maintain Control
By Abdulkareem Haruna Nigerian military personnel from the 27 Task Force Brigade, a part of Sector 2 “Operation Hadin Kai” (OPHK), successfully thwarted an assault by terrorists from the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) in the vicinity of Buni Yadi in the Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. The attack occurred on November…
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Nigerian Special Forces Troops Kill Several Bandits in North West
By Abdulkareem Haruna The Nigerian Special Forces Troops of Forward Operating Base Raka Operation HADARIN DAJI have killed several bandits in the northwest of Sokoto State. The troops recorded the feats on September 24, 2023 during an aggressive clearance operation in Tokhkatara forest in Sokoto State. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a Security Analyst and…
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