Tag: DHQ
Olukolade announces retirement from the army
Major General Chris Olukolade, the man who has been the spokesman of Nigeria’s military high command for several years, is…
Nigerian troops recover vehicle loaded with bomb
Nigeria military authorities said a jeep full of Improvised Explosives Devises (IED) was among the weapons recovered by troops conducting…
Chadian army lied, there was no airstrikes in Nigeria – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said the claim that the Chadian military had conducted air strikes against six terrorist camps…
Scores of Boko Haram gunmen killed by Nigerian troops
The Defence Headquarters on Monday said scores of heavily armed terrorists using women and children as shield died on Sunday…
DHQ bans police, paramilitary agencies from wearing camouflage
The Defence Headquarters on Friday banned all security agencies other than the Armed Forces from using the military fatigue uniforms…
Army kills scores of Boko Haram fighters, rescues 20 women, children
The Defence Headquarters on Saturday said scores of Boko Haram terrorists had died and 20 women and children had been…
No cause for alarm over Boko Harams’ presence in Marte – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said that there was no cause for alarm over the reported retaken of Marte town in Borno…
Seven more terrorists’ camps destroyed in Sambisa – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said seven additional terrorists’ camps had been destroyed on Tuesday as more insurgents died in the ongoing…
Man who supplies fuel, food to Boko Haram nabbed – DHQ
A man who specialises in supplying fuel and food to terrorists was on Sunday morning nabbed in Daban Shata in…
Boko Haram Commander killed by Nigerian troops – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said a notorious top terrorists’ Commander, Abu Mujahid, was among the terrorists that died during an encounter…
Troops rescue women, children, elderly from Gwoza – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said on Monday that troops had freed a number of women, elderly and children locked up by…
Nigerian troops liberate Gwoza, HQ of Boko Haram Caliphate
Nigerian troops on Friday morning liberated Gwoza, a fairly big town in Borno state and the last stronghold of Boko…
Boko Haram cleared from Yobe completely – DHQ
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters on Monday gleefully announced that the country’s troops had successfully pushed the Boko Haram insurgents…
Nigerian troops discover Boko Haram ‘bomb factory’ – DHQ
Nigeria’s military said on Friday that it had uncovered a Boko Haram bomb-making factory in the northeastern town of Buni…
Boko Haram erased completely from Adamawa – DHQ
Nigerian troops on Thursday succeeded in clearing terrorists out of Madagali, the last place held by Boko Haram terrorists in…
Obasanjo an embarrassment to the military – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has described Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent statements about the military as an embarrassment, noting that, much as…
Boko Haram to be engaged on all fronts, including safe havens – DHQ
The military on Sunday said that it will engage Islamist sect, Boko Haram on all fronts including its safe have…
Amnesty’s allegations distractive, misleading, unfair – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said allegations by Amnesty International that military top brass were warned of Boko Haram’s attack on…
Nigerian troops kill more Boko Haram fighters
Coordinated ground and air mop up activities by military personnel in the aftermath of diversionary terrorists attacks on Maiduguri and…
DHQ website hacked – Gen. Olukolade
The Defence Headquarters said its website was hacked into on Friday but added that the hacker could not infiltrate its…
Suicide bomber killed in Gombe
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said a suicide bomber who rammed into a military check point in Bajoga, Gombe State on…
DHQ ‘studying’ new Shekau video
The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday it was studying the claims made in a video purportedly released by terrorists showing…
135 Boko Haram terrorists surrender to Nigerian troops – DHQ
The Nigerian military on Wednesday said a total of 135 members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect surrendered with their…
Story of Chibok schoolgirls release false – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has denied reports that over 200 girls kidnapped from a girls’ college in Chibok, Borno State on…
Troops crush insurgents after 12 hours of battle – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters says troops on Wednesday morning successfully crushed another attempt by terrorists on a revenge mission to Konduga,…
Alarmist report on Maiduguri intended to cause panic – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that alarmist report on foreign and online media on Maiduguri is “clearly intended to…
We are committed to ending insurgency – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Friday, reiterated its commitment to ending insurgency and defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of…
Boko Haram attacks challenge to Nigeria’s sovereignty – DHQ
Nigeria’s military on Friday said that increasing Boko Haram attacks were a challenge to the country’s sovereignty but rejected claims…
Nigerian soldiers who fled to Cameroun on way back – DHQ
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Defence headquarters has described as ‘tactical maneuver’ the fleeing of some 480 Nigeria soldiers who were…
Military did not commit war crimes, DHQ blasts UK newspaper
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has faulted a British Newspaper report that Nigerian government committed war crimes by terrorising some of…