Tag: Operation Lafiya Dole

The Nigerian Air Force confirmed that a crash occurred but did not provide any details.

The army said many Boko Haram fighters were killed while the army lost one officer and six soldiers.

The lawmaker says the Boko Haram insurgents are still in control of Geidam town.

Mr Yerima says the suspect confessed during interrogation to have revealed troops’ movements and position to his Boko Haram collaborators.

Mr Attahiru says the army is committed to implementing President Muhammadu Buhari’s marching order to armed forces to deal decisively ...

The army says what media reports described as protest "were mild complaints by few soldiers of Mobile Strike Team (MST)".

The army says its troops killed the Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in an encounter in the Dikwa axis of ...

The army says the encounter also led to the death of one officer and three gallant soldiers while those wounded ...

The two Generals brought relative stability to the North-East region while they were theatre commanders of the Army's counter-insurgency effort.

The service chiefs would also pay courtesy visits to the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn-Garbai and Governor Babagana Zulum of ...

The move also affects the campaign against Boko Haram terrorists in the northeast.

Mr Enenche says the feat was achieved on Tuesday, when the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter gunships was deployed to ...

According to the major-general, on sighting the NAF aircraft, the insurgents were seen fleeing the location.

The Nigerian army says it lost one soldier while two others were wounded during the encounter

Many Boko Haram fighters were also killed in the battles, an official said.

Four terrorists’ gun trucks were destroyed as well as recovery of a large cache of arms and ammunition during the ...

An official gave reasons for the surrender.

The army described D.C. Bako as "one of our gallant and finest war heroes."

Enenche said that the troops of 192 Battalion supported by the Air Task Force, successfully raided the terrorists’ location at ...

Bukar Meram is a major ISWAP logistics hub linking other Island settlements of the Lake Chad, which also houses several ...

Two soldiers died, while four were wounded in the encounter, the army said

Nigerian forces also destroyed a Boko Haram logistics base, the official said.

The DHQs said the success was recorded in the ongoing subsidiary operation in the North East Theatre of Operation code-named ...

Usman Mohammed takes over from Faruk Yahaya, who has been redeployed to Operation Lafiya Dole as new Theatre Commander.

Farouq Yahaya, a major general, takes over from Olusegun Adeniyi.