— AIG summons emergency security meeting over rising threats It was another dark day in Borno State as two soldiers and two education officials lost their lives in separate terror attacks on Monday. In Marte, a quiet town in the Lake Chad area of the state, Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters stormed the community around 2:00 a.m., engaging troops in a fierce gun battle that left two soldiers dead. According to security sources,...

At least 12 suspected members of the notorious Mahmuda group, known for terrorising border communities around the Kanji Lake National Park, have been arrested by the Nigerian Army. The arrests followed a series of coordinated military raids under a counter-insurgency operation code-named “Park Strike Four,” launched to flush out criminal elements hiding in the forest reserve that spans Kwara and Niger States. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Major General Obinna Onubogu, disclosed the...

Troops of the Nigerian Army, 6 Division, have busted Illegal oil bunkering sites, recovering over 591,000 litres of stolen products. According to reports, between April 21 and 27, troops have confiscated over 180,000 litres of stolen products, arrested 23 suspected oil thieves and deactivated 13 artisanal refineries within the Niger Delta region. The lastest feat however, followed a series of operations conducted between 28 April and 11 May 2025, troops in operational synergy with other...