Nigerian Troops

June 28 (THEWILL) — Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in collaboration with the Benue State Civil Protection Guard, have foiled a terrorist attack on the popular Tor Donga Yam Market in Benue State, neutralising two suspected attackers and...

June 26 (THEWILL) — Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have dismantled a roadblock mounted by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists along the Buratai–Kamuya road in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, rescuing 53 civilians and...

June 17, (THEWILL) — Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued five kidnapped victims after launching a coordinated offensive against terrorist hideouts in forested communities of Kogi State, as intensified military operations forced fleeing terrorists to abandon their captives...

June 17, (THEWILL) — No fewer than 10 terrorists were killed, 31 suspected terrorists and criminal collaborators arrested, while 388 kidnapped victims rescued by troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces during coordinated military operations conducted across multiple theatres nationwide...

June 15, (THEWILL) — Troops of the Nigerian Army, backed by the Nigerian Air Force, have successfully rescued Mrs Amina Abubakar, wife of the late former Director of Defence Information, Rabe Abubakar, after bandits who abducted her allegedly shot...

June 15, (THEWILL) — Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have recorded fresh operational successes in the North-West, repelling an attack by suspected Lakurawa terrorists in Kebbi State and rescuing six kidnapped victims in Zamfara State following sustained military offensives...

June 7 (THEWILL) — Troops of Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Savannah Shield (OPSS) have smashed a suspected terrorist support and intelligence network in Niger State, arresting five suspected bandits and terrorist informants in separate operations that led to...

June 04, (THEWILL) — The Joint Task Force (North East) of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), in partnership with Operation DESERT SANITY V, has intensified its counter-terrorism campaign across the North East, achieving major successes that have significantly disrupted the...

May 15, (THEWILL) — Troops of the Nigerian military have recorded fresh operational successes against terrorists and bandits across Sokoto, Katsina and parts of the North-East, neutralising suspected insurgents, thwarting planned attacks, recovering arms and ammunition, and rescuing rustled...

May 08, (THEWILL) — Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE have recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against illegal arms proliferation with the discovery and dismantling of two clandestine arms manufacturing factories in Plateau State. THEWILL reports that the operation,...