Tag: Nigerian troops
Nigerian troops kill 152 terrorists, rescue 91 kidnapped hostages
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in an update on the operations of the…
Troops kill many terrorists, rescue kidnapped hostages in multiple operations
The troops also recovered arms and ammunition, while many terror suspects were also apprehended during the operations. According to the…
Nigerian troops kill 1,166 terrorists, rescue 721 from kidnappers
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the…
Boko Haram commander Abu Rajab, three others dead in gun battle with troops at Sambisa Forest
The feat was achieved when the troops in with Hybrid Force and CJTF, stormed the terrorists camp in Bula Daloje…
Troops kill 147 terrorists, rescue 381 kidnapped victims – DHQ
Giving a breakdown of the operations, Buba said in the North East, troops of Operation Hadin Kai, neutralised 81 terrorists,…
‘How Nigerian troops killed 187 terrorists, freed 109 hostages from kidnappers’
The troops recovered 128 assorted weapons and 3,300 assorted ammunition comprising 80 AK-47 rifles and 15 locally fabricated guns in…
Nigerian troops kill 177 terrorists, rescue 158 from kidnappers
The troops also recovered 170 assorted weapons and 4,692 assorted ammunition, comprising six PKT guns, 63 AK47 rifles, three FN…
Troops kill 5 terrorists, rescue hostages in Sokoto
The troops engaged the terrorists in a fierce gun battle to rescue the hostages, Nigerian Army said in a post…
Nigerian troops kill 220 terrorists, rescue 202 kidnapped hostages
Giving details of the operations, Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Friday in Abuja said in the North-East…
Nigerian troops kill 197 terrorists, rescue 251 hostages from kidnappers
In the North West, Buba said the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji neutralised 65 terrorists, arrested 80 terrorists and rescued…
Nigerian troops kill 624 terrorists, rescue 563 from kidnappers
The Defence Media spokesperson added that the troops apprehended some suspects including their logistic suppliers and informants during the period.…
Troops foil kidnap attempt, shoot two criminals dead in Imo
The spokesman said that similarly, troops in conjunction with personnel of Naval Base, Oguta, neutralised a member of the Indigenous…
Nigeria troops kill 227 terrorists, rescue 253 from kidnappers
Giving the breakdown of the operations of the Armed Forces across the country in the past week, Buba said in…
Nigerian troops kill 135 terrorists, rescue 140 hostages from kidnappers
In the North East, Buba said the troops of Operation Hadin Kai neutralised 47 terrorists, arrested 53 suspects and rescued…
Nigerian troops rescue 7 from kidnappers, kill one terrorist
A statement by the Nigerian Army indicated that in Borno State, the troops in a rapid response to actionable intelligence…
Troops kill IPOB/ESN Commander, Ojoto, 3 others in Imo
According to the military, Ojoto who is the head of Ihietukwa Command of IPOB/ESN fell to the superior firepower of…
Nigerian troops kill 715 terrorists, rescue 465 kidnap victims
In the North East, the defence spokesman said troops of Operation Hadin Kai conducted operations into Sambisa Forest, Timbuktu Triangle…
Nigeria troops kill 188 terrorists, rescue 133 from kidnappers
The troops also recovered assorted weapons from the terrorists including 122 AK47 rifles, 47 locally-fabricated guns, 47 Dane guns, 24…
Taraba: Troops foil attempt to kidnap church members, kill 5 insurgents
In a statement, the Nigerian Army said troops of the 93 Battalion deployed in Wukari swiftly swung into action and…
Troops in gun-battle with kidnappers, IPOB/ESN militants: 4 rescued, 2 dead
The Army spokesman said the troops in another operation in Zamfara, foiled the abduction of three persons by violent extremists…
Nigerian troops kill 213 terrorists, nab 283 others
In the South East, Buba said the troops of Operation UDO KA, neutralised 26 terrorists and recovered three G3 rifles,…
Gun battle in Imo: 20 IPOB fighters shot dead by troops
Buba added that troops destroyed all camps, hideouts, and shrines in the location, disclosing that the location was also littered…
Troops kill 3 BH/ISWAP terrorists in Lake Chad, recover MRAP, gun truck, others
The weapons recovered from the stronghold of the insurgents to include a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle, gun truck…
Five deadly kidnappers busted by troops in Edo
Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, disclosed this in a statement on…
Nigerian troops must shun drug intake, abuse – NDLEA
The one day sensitization was organized by commander of the 35 Artillery Brigade command, Brigadier General Mohammed Aminu for army,…
Nigerian troops kill 254 terrorists, rescue 73 from kidnappers
Troops also recovered 378 assorted weapons and 4,705 assorted ammunition comprising 131 AK47 rifles, two FN rifles, two G3 rifle,…
Nigerian troops kill 266 terrorists, rescue 116 hostages from kidnappers -DHQ
Buba said in the South-South, Buba said the troops, recovered 1,832,150 litres of stolen crude oil, 523,799 litres of illegally…
Troops rescue 35 kidnapped victims in Katsina, kill two terrorists
According to him, the troops also in a search and rescue clearance operations neutralised two terrorists.
Troops kill 94 terrorists as 168 others surrender
The BHT/ISWAP troops that surrendered comprised 11 adult males, 65 adult females and 92 children.
Troops dislodge bandits from camp in Kebbi, rescue 4 hostages
The rescued hostages, three- male and one female were rescued in good condition and had been reunited with their families.