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Troops Strike Benue Bandit Route, Kill Suspect and Recover Weapons

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Troops Strike Benue Bandit Route, Kill Suspect and Recover Weapons

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have neutralised a suspected bandit and recovered firearms, ammunition and other items during a fighting patrol along the Gbise–Igyudu Road in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The operation was conducted on Wednesday, September 2, when personnel of Sector 1 encountered two suspected bandits travelling on a motorcycle along…

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Troops Rescue Federal Polytechnic Rector, Free 22 Abductees as Security Forces Repel Coordinated Zamfara Attacks

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Troops Rescue Federal Polytechnic Rector, Free 22 Abductees as Security Forces Repel Coordinated Zamfara Attacks

Nigerian troops under Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Dr. Aminu Yusuf, alongside 22 other kidnap victims after foiling coordinated attacks by armed bandits in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The military operations were launched in response to credible intelligence and multiple distress calls indicating…

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Nigerian Army Seals Cross-Border Bandit Routes Between Benue and Nasarawa, Restores Security in Guma

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Nigerian Army Seals Cross-Border Bandit Routes Between Benue and Nasarawa, Restores Security in Guma

Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have successfully blocked major cross-border routes between Benue and Nasarawa states, cutting off corridors allegedly used by bandits to launch attacks on rural communities and escape across state lines. The operation forms part of ongoing efforts to stabilise volatile areas in the North-Central region….

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Troops Smash Boko Haram, ISWAP Ambush in Sambisa, Kill Senior Commanders in Fierce Gun Battle

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Troops Smash Boko Haram, ISWAP Ambush in Sambisa, Kill Senior Commanders in Fierce Gun Battle

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have recorded a major battlefield success against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (BH/ISWAP) terrorists in a coordinated offensive across the Sambisa Forest and Mandara Mountains axis of Borno State. The operation, conducted on January 22, 2026 under Operation DESERT SANITY V,…

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80 Repentant Militants Lay Down Arms, Embrace Amnesty in Cross River

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80 Repentant Militants Lay Down Arms, Embrace Amnesty in Cross River

No fewer than 80 militants active in the Calabar waterways and parts of Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State have voluntarily surrendered their weapons to the Nigerian Army in a significant boost to regional security efforts. The disarmament exercise took place on Friday at the Atimbo Rear Area of Operation OKWOK in Akpabuyo…

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