John Enenche
21 Jan
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Thursday, denied media reports that terrorists had overrun a military base in Marte Local Government Area (LGA), of Borno between Jan. 15 and Jan. 16.
18 Jan
Troops of the Operation ”Hadarin Daji”, have eliminated 35 bandits and arrested two of their collaborators in different encounters in Zamfara and Katsina State, the Defence Headquarters has said.
15 Jan
The Defence Headquarters, yesterday, said gunboats of Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Akwa Ibom State, arrested two suspects and a wooden boat laden with 1,184 of 25kg bags of Yaraliva Nitrabor Fertiliser being smuggled from Cameroon during routine patrol on the Effiat waterways.
14 Jan
Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole and its subsidiary Operation Tura Takaibango, have eliminated no fewer than 64 terrorists in different encounters in the North East within one week.
14 Jan
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the troops of Operation Delta Safe, on Jan. 9, impounded 1,184 bags of Yaraliva Nitrabor Fertiliser around Effiat Waterways in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom.
11 Jan
The Defence Headquarters, yesterday, said four troops of Operation Hadarin Daji sustained injuries in a military expedition to flush out bandits in Kuriya village of Kaura Namoda Council of Zamfara State.
8 Jan
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), yesterday, said it was at the final stage of counter-terrorism and anti-banditry operations in the North West zone of the country.
3 Jan
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has knocked down more terrorists’ hideouts, killing scores in two locations in Borno.
1 Jan
Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has neutralised scores of ISWAP terrorists in an attack on their hideouts at 1Km North of Tumbun Gini on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno.
31 Dec 2020
The military neutralised 2,403 suspected criminal elements in various operations across the country between March 18 and Dec. 30, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, the Coordinator Defence Media Operations, has said.
22 Dec 2020
The Defence Headquarters has promised to investigate the allegation that troops of Operation Lafiya Dole were involved in extortion at checkpoints on major roads in Borno.
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