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...

The Nigerian military says it has made major breakthroughs in its fight against insecurity, with several high-profile terrorists killed and hundreds of kidnap victims rescued in April. Among those eliminated was a notorious terror leader, Nkwachi Eze, also known as ‘Onowu’, who had long been on the military’s wanted list. According to the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-General Markus Kangye, Eze was the brain behind many attacks and kidnappings across the South-East. Speaking during...