Nigerian Troops

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,...

May 05, (THEWILL) — Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have recorded significant operational gains in ongoing counter-terrorism efforts, dismantling elements of a terrorist network, arresting a key informant, rescuing abducted children, and...

April 20, (THEWILL) — Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have recorded a significant operational breakthrough with the interception of suspected terrorist logistics couriers and the recovery of a large cache of ammunition in Kogi State, in a...

April 20, (THEWILL) — At least three soldiers have been killed following a predawn attack by suspected terrorists on a military base in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, with troops successfully repelling the assault after a fierce...

April 13, (THEWILL) — Another commander and six soldiers have been killed after troops of Sector 3 of the Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation HADIN KAI, repelled a terrorist attack on a military position in Monguno, Borno State. This comes...

April 09, (THEWILL) — Several soldiers of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) have been killed while repelling a coordinated terrorist attack on a military formation in Benisheikh, Borno State, in a fierce overnight encounter that ended in the...

March 04, (THEWILL) — Troops of the 4 Brigade, under the 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, have neutralised a notorious kidnapper, rescued four abducted victims and arrested another suspect in separate operations across Edo State under Operation IGBO...

March 03, (THEWILL) — Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have rescued two kidnapped victims abducted from Bauchi State and intercepted a suspected gun runner conveying fabricated rifles in separate operations conducted in Plateau and Kaduna states. The rescue...

March 02, (THEWILL) — Troops of Sector 1 under Operation Whirl Stroke have foiled an alleged terror plot in Benue State, neutralising two suspected terrorists and recovering an automatic firearm during a patrol along the Katsina-Ala–Zaki Biam Road...

February 20, (THEWILL) — Troops of the Headquarters Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI, have arrested a suspected drone supplier to Boko Haram and neutralized a terrorist commander during coordinated military operations across Adamawa and Borno states....