Operation Whirl Punch
9 Feb
Troops of the I Division Nigerian Army (NA)have neutralised four insurgents while others escaped with gunshot wounds.
22 Jan
Strikes by the air component of Operation Whirl Punch (OPWP) have neutralised a notorious terrorist and kidnap kingpin, popularly known as Janari, and other members of his syndicate.
30 Dec
In a momentous event on Friday, December 29, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, previously at the helm of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Whirl Punch, decorated the former Air Component Commander of Operation Whirl Punch, Air Commodore Dogari Apyeyak. While Lagbaja has since been appointed as the COAS, Apyeyak…
11 Dec
Precision strike by the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch (OPWP) on Wednesday, December 6, in Shiroro Local Council of Niger State neutralised many terrorists, including the dreaded terrorist and kidnap kingpin, 'Yellow Jambros'.
10 Dec
The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch, has eliminated a dreaded terrorist and kidnap kingpin, Yellow Jambros, and scores of other terrorists in airstrikes in Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger.
14 Nov
• Gunmen kill policeman, community watch corps member in Katsina • Army repels ISWAP attack on communities, recovers APC in Yobe Troops of Division 1 of the Nigerian Army in Kaduna and the Operation Whirl Punch have killed three terrorists at different operations. Specifically, the troops were on a clearance operation around the general area…
6 Aug 2023
In continuation of the ongoing clearance operation to rid the North West of Nigeria of terrorism and banditry activities, troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army and Operation Whirl Punch have neutralised several bandits and rescued scores of victims in Kaduna, Niger and Kano states. In a statement, the acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 1…