DHQ

July 01 (THEWILL) — The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has unveiled a nationwide toll-free emergency line, 193, calling on Nigerians to promptly report security threats and provide credible intelligence to support ongoing military operations against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and other...

May 19, (THEWILL) — The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed claims of the existence of a terrorist base in Nigeria’s South-West region, insisting that the recent attack on schools in Oyo State was an isolated criminal incident and not...

May 18, (THEWILL) — The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), in collaboration with the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), has intensified coordinated military operations against Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria’s North-East, recording the elimination of more than 20 ISIS/ISWAP fighters during...

May 13, (THEWILL) — The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has rejected reports alleging civilian casualties during a recent military operation in Zamfara State, insisting that the operation specifically targeted terrorist elements and was carried out in line with international humanitarian...

May 10, (THEWILL) — The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has clarified that recent aerial bombardments carried out in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State were targeted at armed bandit hideouts and not civilians, dismissing reports alleging civilian casualties during...

April 30, (THEWILL) — The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced major operational successes by the Armed Forces of Nigeria, revealing that troops neutralised over 100 terrorists during coordinated ground and air offensives conducted across various theatres of operation...

April 10, (THEWILL) — The Headquarters of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) has dismissed what it described as "false and exaggerated" reports on casualties from the recent terrorist attack in Benisheikh, Borno State, confirming that two officers and two soldiers were...

March 31, (THEWILL) — The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Tuesday, declared that it does not recruit killers or individuals with criminal records into the Armed Forces of Nigeria, firmly dismissing circulating rumours that repentant terrorists are being secretly absorbed...

March 27, (THEWILL) — The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has clarified that there is no amnesty for terrorists under its deradicalisation initiative, Operation SAFE CORRIDOR, dismissing as misleading and distorted, claims suggesting the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) prioritises...

March 01, (THEWILL) — The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that troops arrested over 350 suspected terrorists and other criminal elements, while rescuing 409 kidnapped hostages during coordinated operations across the country in February 2026. According to operational statistics...