Defence Headquarters says the camp of the notorious terrorists’ leader, Bello Turji, is in disarray with the killing of his second-in-command, Aminu Kanawa and 24 others, by troops of Operation Fassan Yamma. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Wednesday in Abuja. Buba said the operations … Read more
The Defence Headquarters says that two notorious terrorists, Abu Radde and Umar Black, operating in the North West theatre of operation, have on Jan. 19, surrendered to troops of Operation Fansan Yamma. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, in a statement on Tuesday, said the surrendered terrorists had been operating in Batsari and … Read more
Troops of the Defence Headquarters Special Operations Brigade have successfully carried out a coordinated offensive operation against Lakurawa terrorists in the Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to a statement released on Thursday by the Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination Centre, Operation Fansan Yamma, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, six terrorists were neutralised … Read more
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the killing of six soldiers during a raid by the Islamic State/ Boko Haram group on its military base in Borno State. According to the report, two military officers said that the fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) reportedly launched a pre-dawn attack in trucks and on motorcycles … Read more
The Defence Headquarters says the death of 10 civilians in Gidan Bisa and Gidan Ruutuwa In Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State, was as a result of secondary explosion and not direct military airstrikes. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, gave the clarification while briefing newsmen on Friday in Abuja. Buba said … Read more
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has attributed the death of “about ten persons” in Sokoto to what it termed a “secondary explosion” following military strikes in the area. Henzodaily recalls that the Sokoto State Government reported that ten villagers were killed and several others injured in military operations in Silame Local Government Area. However, Major General Edward … Read more