Troops

June 22 (THEWILL) — Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have recorded significant battlefield gains in sustained counter-terrorism operations across Sokoto and Katsina States, shattering terrorist cells, rescuing abducted civilians, foiling an...

June 7 (THEWILL) — Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have rescued 360 abducted persons from a heavily fortified Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) enclave in the Mandara Mountains area of southern...

March 18, (THEWILL) — The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has raised fresh concerns over internal complicity sustaining the protracted insurgency in Nigeria’s North-East, urging residents of Borno and Yobe states to take greater ownership of...

November 10, (THEWILL) — Troops of the Operation Hadin Kai Joint Taskforce in the North-East have rescued 86 kidnapped victims and destroyed a major Boko Haram/ISWAP camp during a decisive operation along the Buratai–Kamuya axis of Borno State on...

August 19, (THEWILL) – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised three terrorists, including Abu Rajab, a notorious commander of the Boko Haram sect, during a raid in Sambisa Forest, Borno State. The operation, conducted in collaboration with the Hybrid...

February 28, (THEWILL) - Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military special taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, have rejected a N1.5 million bribe from suspected cattle rustlers in Plateau State. In a...

January 26, (THEWILL) - Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, deployed to Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba, have neutralised three notorious bandits in Chibi. Spokesperson of the Brigade, Lt. Olabodunde Oni, who disclosed this, said the troops,...

November 26, (THEWILL) - Troops of the Nigerian Army and local vigilantes have rescued six hostages abducted by bandits in a forest in Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi. A statement by Yahaya Sarki, Special Adviser to the Governor on...

September 22, (THEWILL) – In line with the resolve to deal decisively with sponsors and perpetrators of crime, as well as mopping up illegal weapons in OPSH Joint Operations Area. The Nigerian Army Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH),...

June 28, (THEWILL) - The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj-Gen Christopher Gwabin Musa, has felicitated with troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and their families on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir. The Acting Director, Defence...