Troops of Operation Safe Haven, a Special Military Task Force maintaining peace in Plateau State and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, have killed two suspected armed robbers in Amere-Ududu, Tudun Wada community in Southern Kaduna.
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The 1 Division, Nigerian Army, said its troops had neutralised bandits , rescued captives , recovered arms and cleared bandits’ hideouts in Kaduna, Kano and Niger States.
The troops of the Nigerian Army, have arrested five Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB fighters during clearance operations in Anambra and Imo states’ forests.
Combined troops of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, sister Services, Nigeria Police and other security agencies have successfully raided hideouts and training camps belonging to the IPOB/ESN in Orsumoghu Forest spanning Anambra and Imo states.
Kaduna Governor, Uba Sanni has applauded troops of the Nigerian Army for degrading and eliminating criminals in the State.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), says Nigerian troops in various operations, eliminated several terrorists and bandits across the various theatres of operation in North East, North Central and North West.
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau and environs, have arrested 1,000 cows and sheep grazing on farmlands in Mangu Local Government Area of the state.
The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, Wednesday, has assumed office, urging commanders, officers and troops to brace up for more work.
An intelligence officer told PRNigeria that the suspect, known as Goni Fandam, had been on the radar of security services since last year before he was eventually nabbed while spying on the location of troops in Borno.
The Nigerian Army says it has captured 10 suspected key Boko Haram members at Bitta in Gwoza LGA of Borno, trying to escape the troops’ sustained onslaught on them.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hinted on possible changes in the nation’s security architecture with a view to reinvigorate and reenergise it in the ongoing fight against terrorism and violent crimes in the country.
Troops killed a number of terrorists in an ambush after they attempted to attack military a location at Gonori in Yobe State at about 6:33pm on Wednesday.
Motorists plying the Keffi-Abuja highway into the city centre had a hectic time on Friday as troops took positions at different areas of the road, conducting checks.
Maj.-Gen. Anthony Ebozoje, the Deputy Director, Policy and Plans (Army), says troops need continuous training to be able to surmount Nigeria’s current security challenges.
Troops of the “Operation Sharan Daji” in Zamfara have arrested the Vice Chairman of Anka Local Government of the state, Yahuza Wuya for alleged link to bandits.
Troops have neutralised activities of some bandits in Zamfara, in an operation to rid the state of criminal elements.
Items recovered included one teargas canister, two dane guns, 12 knives, 10 bows and six rolls of arrow, 12 machetes, two catapults, one pick axe, one military belt, two mobile police caps, assorted charms, six native caps and one war flute.
Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, made the disclosure in a statement in Maiduguri.
Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations, via a statement issued on Sunday, said that nine militiamen were also arrested.
Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, said in a statement issued in Maiduguri, that the troops also cleared various enclaves of the insurgents.