An N1.5 million bribe has been rejected by the troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military special taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, from suspected cattle rustlers in Plateau. According to reports, Capt. James Oya, Media Officer of the operation, while disclosing this in a statement made available…
No fewer than four suspected terrorists have been killed, while 11 kidnapped victims have been rescued by the troops of 1 Division of the Nigerian Army in Kaduna. The rescued victims are Zakari Galadima, 54; Ishaku Galadima, 50; Habibu Illaysu, 40; Nuzuli Ibrahim, 18; Ramatu Aliyu, 60; Ubaida Mubarak, 30; Zaliha Mubarak, 9-month-old; Umma Haruna,…
No fewer than 18 female kidnapped victims were, on Wednesday, rescued by the troops of the Nigerian Army from their captors while handing them over to the Katsina State Government. The landmark success was coming days after 55 wedding guests who were said to be escorting a bride home along the Damari town in Sabuwa…
In a successful and well-coordinated operation in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, no fewer than 52 kidnapped victims have been rescued by the troops of the Joint Task Force North-West, Operation Hadarin Daji, OPHD. The army, in a statement it shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, said that this was in…
No fewer than 50 illegal oil refining sites in the Niger Delta region in the last week were destroyed by the troops of Operation Delta Safe while arresting 51 suspects, Defence Headquarters has said. Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations, who made this known on Thursday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on…
No fewer than 31 kidnapped victims on Tuesday, rescued by the troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI in different areas of Sokoto State. The Nigerian Army, while disclosing on Wednesday, in a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter), said the troops, under the command of the General Officer…
No fewer than three suspected bandits have been killed by the Nigerian Troops of the 1 Mechanised Division and Operation Whirl Punch, during a clearance operation in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, the acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations Officer of the division, said in a statement that…
No fewer than three suspected Boko Haram members have been killed in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna, following and actionable intelligence received on Tuesday, adding that a suspected Boko Haram commander, Bulama Bukar, surrendered to troops of 5 Brigade in Gubio in Borno State. In a statement signed by the Director of Army…
The confirmation of the newly-appointed chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has begun at the National Assembly (senate). According to a report, the confirmation screening process is happening at the Senate in Abuja. The Informant247 reports that the appointment of Olukoyede by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was followed by…
In an effort to sanitise the Southeastern region against terrorism, troops of the Nigerian Army attached to 302 Artillery and 14 Field Engineer Regiments have burnt some hideouts of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). According to Onyema Nwachukwu, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, the troops, who were conducting “operation clear terrorists”…
No fewer than seven kidnapped victims have been rescued by the troops of Exercise Enduring Peace III in Ogumula village in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State. This is coming in less than 24 hours; youths in Ohimini LGA blocked the Otukpo-Adoka-Owerto federal highway to protest incidences of kidnapping along the road, where one…
Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, has tasked Nigerian troops to find and kill Boko Haram terrorists before they attack Nigerians. Gen. Musa, while giving the order to troops of Operation Hadin Kai at the Maimalari cantonment, Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, said a soldier who comes to the theatre without killing at…
Following the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure safety return of the abducted students of the Federal University of Gusau (FUG), the Joint Task Force (JTF) of Operation Hadarin Daji on Monday, rescued another seven of the female students of the institution. It would be recalled that the bandits had, on Friday, attacked…
No fewer than 13 kidnap victims have been rescued by the troops of 14 Brigade operating under 82 Division of the Nigerian Army along Ngodo- Isuochi road in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State. The troops, who arrived the scene of the incident while responding to a distress call on Saturday 22 July 2023,…
Two suspected smugglers on Monday, arrested by the personnel of 192 battalion of the Nigerian army, with a truck laden with ammunition, in Ogun state. Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesperson, in a statement on Monday afternoon, said the suspects were arrested on Saturday, adding that they were conveying the smuggled ammunition to Anambra before running into…
No fewer than six terrorists have been reportedly killed by troops of Operation Forest Sanity, in conjunction with Defence Headquarters Special Forces, in Kaduna State during a raid on their hideouts in the Giwa area of the state while several pieces of ammunition were recovered from the terrorists during the operation. In a statement by…
The troop of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have neutralised no fewer than 55 terrorists from the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP), including several top commanders, in the Fringes of Arege in Malam Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State. It was gathered that the Niger Ministry of Defence conducted…
Some armed bandits have been neutralized by the troops of the Joint Task Force of Operation Hadarin Daji, in their clearance, in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Informant247 gathered that the troops on Thursday conducted intense operations where they engaged the bandits on fire-for-fire operations, pointing out that all bandits’ camps in…
Nigerian army have killed eleven bandits during a gun battle in Birnin Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The troops were reported to have moved to various identified areas and destroyed bandit camps in Bagoma, Rema, Bugai, Dagara, Sabon Layi, Gagumi, Kakangi, Katakaki and Randagi. This was revealed in a statement released by the state’s…
Troops on operations in North East and North West Nigeria have killed 45 Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters/Boko Haram terrorists between 9 March and March 23, 2023, while also rescued 119 kidnapped victims during several operations across the country within the period. Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadamai, the Director Defence Media Operations while stating…
