Nigerian Troops Repel ISWAP Attack in Borno, Neutralize VBIEDs and Recover Arms

Nigerian military forces successfully thwarted an early-morning assault by suspected ISWAP fighters on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mairari in Borno State. Troops neutralized two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) and recovered weapons and ammunition during a follow-up operation. Several terrorists were killed or injured, while the base remained secure with no military casualties reported. The incident underscores continued military efforts to counter insurgency in the North-East.

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Obasanjo Attends Aso Rock Christmas Carols as Tinubu Skips Event Amid Rising Insecurity

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo attended the 2025 Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at Aso Rock, hosted by First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, marking his first visit to the Presidential Villa since President Bola Tinubu assumed office. Obasanjo read a biblical passage during the service, while President Tinubu was absent, reportedly due to the religious nature of the event. The former president has recently criticized the Tinubu administration over escalating insecurity, including killings, kidnappings, and the government’s reliance on negotiations instead of decisive action against terrorists, highlighting Nigeria’s advanced drone capabilities.

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Troops of the Nigerian army have repelled a failed attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mairari in Borno State, neutralising two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) and recovering arms and other items during a follow-up operation.

Sources told Nigerian Military Gallery on Saturday that the terrorists attempted to attack the base but were thwarted, with several of them killed and others wounded.

The sources said that the terrorists evacuating their dead and injured after the failed assault.

According to the sources, at about 6:10 a.m. on Friday, troops of Sector 3 Stabilisation Operation, supported by the Theatre Command Quick Reaction Force, the Nigeria Police crack team and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), conducted an exploitation operation in the area.

“During the exploitation, troops discovered several terrorist corpses and recovered assorted items, including five motorcycles, two Android phones, AK-47 rifles, a belt containing 165 rounds of PKT ammunition, five AK-47 magazines loaded with 30 rounds each, and 59 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition,” the sources said.

The sources added that other items recovered included blankets, a hand grenade, a combat boot, a flak jacket, plastic bottles containing engine oil, a stretcher, a wristwatch, a camel bag, spinners and a motorcycle pump.

The sources further disclosed that the two VBIEDs used in the attack were destroyed by troops using SHILKA firepower, resulting in significant damage to the road at two separate points.

“No casualty was recorded on the side of the troops. They remain dominant and have continued fighting patrols to secure the general area,” the sources added.

Terrorists Demand ₦30m Ransom for Three Brothers Kidnapped After Mother’s Burial in Kwara

Three relatives returning from their mother’s burial in Agboro, Kwara State, have been abducted by terrorists who are now demanding ₦10 million each, totalling ₦30 million. The victims — Isanlu Bidemi (33), Olumide (30), and their 17-year-old cousin Moses — were kidnapped on December 7 along the Odo-Ogbe axis in Yagba East. A fourth traveler was also seized. The grieving family’s attempt to negotiate with ₦3 million was rejected as the abductors intensified threats and beatings. The incident adds to growing insecurity in the Yagba area, where kidnappings and daylight ambushes have surged, prompting renewed calls for urgent government intervention.


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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised two terrorists in an ambush at Shettimari general area of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation, carried out under Operation Desert Sanity V, was executed by an ambush team in the early hours of Thursday.

The source said the troops, intercepted the fighters around their crossing point at about 1:20 a.m.

He said the soldiers immediately engaged the terrorists, neutralising two of them while others fled in different directions.

According to sources, the troops later conducted an immediate exploitation of the area and recovered two RPG bombs and one magazine loaded with 23 rounds of 7.62mm x 39mm special ammunition.

“There was no casualty on the side of the troops. The ambush team later repositioned and continued with their task.

New ISIS leader Abdul Qadir Mumin ran terror operations from a cave in Somalia after preaching in UK mosques for years.

Mumin, an orange-bearded and elusive terrorist, now commands ISIS forces from Puntland as the operational head of ISIS' General Directorate of the Provinces (GDP), which coordinates the activities of ISIS branches across the world.

Born in Somalia in the 1950s, he fled the civil war, living in a Somali area in Gothenburg, Sweden, before moving to the UK around 2000.

There, he preached at Quba Mosque in Leicester and Greenwich Mosque in London, recruiting young Britons to join Islamist terrorist groups in Somalia.

He crossed paths with notorious terrorists, including infamous Jihadi John and Lee Rigby's murderer Michael Adebolajo. Mumin left the UK in 2010, abandoning his wife and three children, who remain in Slough with no contact.

"We have not seen or heard from him in more than 10 years. We have nothing to do with him. The kids know who he is, but they don't have any contact with him either."

After returning to Somalia, he pledged allegiance to al-Shabaab, then defected to ISIS in 2015, growing its Somalian cell from 30 to around 1,200 fighters by 2024.

Somali and US forces have hunted Mumin since early 2025. Airstrikes on Puntland caves several weeks ago killed several, but Mumin remains at large.

Mumin's new position has drawn criticism from other jihadists, who claim that only an Arab descendent of Prophet Muhammed from the Quraysh tribe, can take the role as leader. They argue that Mumin's African roots disqualify him from being the leader of ISIS.

BREAKING GOOD NEWS: Nigerian troops deployed under Operation FASAN YAMA neutralized 11 terrorists who attempted to cross toward Tara Village in the Sabon Birni LGA of Sokoto State in the early hours of Sunday.

Acting on actionable intelligence, troops of 8 Division, Nigerian Army, conducted an interdiction strike along the terrorists crossing route in Kurawa Village. The operation was successful, with multiple weapons recovered.

PRESIDENT TINUBU WELCOMES THE RETURN OF 100 CATHOLIC STUDENTS, CHARGES SECURITY AGENCIES ON SAFE RETURN OF OTHERS

President Bola Tinubu has commended the security agencies for their tireless efforts in securing the freedom of the 100 students of Papiri Catholic School in Niger State.

While expressing his joy over the safe return of the students, President Tinubu equally charged the security agencies to ensure the swift release of the remaining 115 students and their teachers who are still held hostage.

President Tinubu assured the parents that both the federal and the Niger State governments are working closely to reunite all the abducted students with their families.

"I have been briefed on the safe return of 100 students from the Catholic School in Niger State. I rejoice with Governor Umar Bago and commend our security agencies for their steadfast work in ensuring the safe return of the students to their families since the unfortunate incident on November 21.

"My directive to our security forces remains that all the students and other abducted Nigerians across the country must be rescued and brought back home safely. We must account for all the victims. The Federal Government will continue to work with Niger State and other states to secure our schools and make the learning environment safer and more conducive for our young ones.

"From now on, our security agencies, working with the governors, must prevent future kidnappings. Our children should no longer be sitting ducks for heartless terrorists intent on disrupting their education and subjecting them and their parents to unspeakable trauma," President Tinubu said.

PRESIDENT TINUBU WELCOMES THE RETURN OF 100 CATHOLIC STUDENTS, CHARGES SECURITY AGENCIES ON SAFE RETURN OF OTHERS

President Bola Tinubu has commended the security agencies for their tireless efforts in securing the freedom of the 100 students of Papiri Catholic School in Niger State.

A statement by Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga indicates that
while expressing his joy over the safe return of the students, President Tinubu equally charged the security agencies to ensure the swift release of the remaining 115 students and their teachers who are still held hostage.

President Tinubu assured the parents that both the federal and the Niger State governments are working closely to reunite all the abducted students with their families.

"I have been briefed on the safe return of 100 students from the Catholic School in Niger State. I rejoice with Governor Umar Bago and commend our security agencies for their steadfast work in ensuring the safe return of the students to their families since the unfortunate incident on November 21.

"My directive to our security forces remains that all the students and other abducted Nigerians across the country must be rescued and brought back home safely. We must account for all the victims. The Federal Government will continue to work with Niger State and other states to secure our schools and make the learning environment safer and more conducive for our young ones.

"From now on, our security agencies, working with the governors, must prevent future kidnappings. Our children should no longer be sitting ducks for heartless terrorists intent on disrupting their education and subjecting them and their parents to unspeakable trauma," President Tinubu said.

Dalung Lauds Tinubu’s Benin Airstrike but Questions Failure to Tackle Insecurity in Nigeria

Former minister Solomon Dalung has praised President Bola Tinubu for Nigeria’s swift military intervention in Benin Republic, describing the airstrike against coup plotters as decisive and effective. However, he criticised the government for failing to apply the same urgency to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. Dalung questioned why operations against terrorists, bandits, and kidnappers at home lack the coordination displayed in Benin, citing unanswered attacks such as the killing of Brig. Gen. Musa Uba and mass school kidnappings. He warned that Nigeria’s inability to protect its citizens fuels international calls — including past remarks by Donald Trump — for external intervention. Dalung urged Tinubu to deploy equal military strength to Sambisa, Niger, Zamfara, Plateau, and Kaduna, insisting that national strength must be proven within Nigeria’s borders.


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Use Benin-Style Military Force Against Terrorists in Nigeria, Adeyanju Urges Tinubu

Human rights activist Deji Adeyanju has called on President Bola Tinubu to apply the same decisive military strength used in stopping the failed coup in Benin Republic to crush terrorist groups operating across Nigeria. Praising Nigeria’s swift and coordinated intervention in Benin — involving Air Force jets and ground operations — Adeyanju said the same firmness is urgently needed to tackle terrorism, banditry, and violent extremism within the country. He added that Nigeria’s regional leadership means little if citizens at home continue to suffer relentless attacks, especially in the North-West, North-East and North-Central regions.

Now that the man Nigerians admire and trust, General Musa, has been appointed Minister of Defence, one uncomfortable question refuses to leave my mind:

Will he truly be able to work with the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle?

Before anyone answers that, let us remind ourselves who Oga Bello really is.

In 2021, when he was still Governor of Zamfara State, he boldly declared in a now-viral interview:
“Not all bandits are criminals.”
According to him, bandits only became violent because vigilante groups had cheated them.

But that is not even the most troubling part.

In November 2025, one of his former senior aides granted an explosive interview, alleging that Matawalle supplied 36 brand-new Toyota Hilux vehicles to notorious bandit commanders. Not only that, the aide claimed he maintained communication with these commanders even after becoming Minister.

And then came the most shocking accusation of all.

His successor, Governor Dauda Lawal, publicly accused Matawalle of harboring bandit leaders inside the Government House and diverting the resources of the state to enable banditry. He even went further to call for Matawalle’s removal from the Defence Ministry if the Federal Government is truly serious about ending terrorism and banditry.

So I ask again

General Musa may be ready to fight for Nigeria
but is everyone around him ready to fight the same enemy?

And how exactly are these appointments made without any background checks whatsoever?

This leads to the question I keep asking: can we truly separate our government from the terrorists killing us?

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ZLP Chairman Nwanyanwu Says Nigeria’s Military Can Easily Defeat Bandits and Terrorists

The National Chairman of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Dan Nwanyanwu, has declared that Nigeria’s military has the full capacity to crush banditry and terrorism, describing the task as “simple” for the armed forces.
He referenced Nigeria’s strong record in peacekeeping missions across Africa, arguing that the same military that excelled abroad has the ability to restore peace at home if properly empowered and directed.

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SaharaReporters Uncovers 23 Suspected Terror Financiers Linked to Billions in Suspicious Transactions

SaharaReporters has exposed a network of 23 suspected terror financiers—20 Nigerians and three international associates—connected to billions of naira in suspicious transactions linked to Boko Haram activities. The investigation reveals massive inflows and outflows across hundreds of bank accounts, with several suspects named in UAE court judgments for aiding terrorist financing. Many of the Nigerian suspects, arrested in 2021, were later released under questionable circumstances. The financial trails show transfers for weapons procurement, cross-border funding, money laundering, and links to convicted terrorists. International suspects, including the late Rwandan businessman Tribert Ayabatwa, his son Paul Nkwaya and arms dealer Aboubacar Hima, were tied to offshore transfers and arms financing. The report highlights a deeply entrenched, coordinated terror funding network spanning Nigeria, the UAE, Rwanda, South Africa, and Niger.

Terrorists Threaten Retaliation on Kaduna Community After Troops Kill Two, Seize Rifle and N1.6m

Residents of Ungwan Nungu in Kaduna State are gripped with fear after terrorists issued threats of a retaliatory attack following a military ambush that killed two insurgents and recovered an AK-47 rifle, ammunition, and N1.6 million reportedly meant as ransom. The insurgents accused the community of tipping off soldiers and vowed in an audio message to return for revenge, demanding payment for the seized rifle and warning of imminent attacks on farms, roads, and homes. Despite recent military operations, villagers say they remain exposed and fear further assaults as the terrorists promise to strike within weeks.

No more negotiation, ransom payment to terrorists.

~ Defence Minister, General Musa says

FACT CHECK

Gen Christopher Gwabin Musa is a direct threat to corrupt politicians who are protecting Bandits terrorists. Appointing him as Minister of Defense is going to give President Tinubu’s administration some Integrity on the fight against Terrorist
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Terrorists Attack Kwara Community, Kidnap Housewife, Shoot Relative, Demand N100m Ransom



Gunmen invaded Igbo Ofe Ora near Oke-Ode in Kwara State, abducting a housewife identified as Rukayat and shooting her brother-in-law, Abdulateef. Family sources say the attackers stormed the village around 11 a.m., firing sporadically before taking the woman away. The kidnappers have since demanded a ₦100 million ransom, while the injured victim is receiving treatment as tension mounts in the community.

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Terrorists Ambush Traders on Kwara–Kogi Road, Multiple Feared Kidnapped in Fresh Attack




Terrorists on Tuesday, December 2, ambushed traders traveling from Koro in Kwara State to Egbe in Kogi State for the weekly Ebu Market Day. The attackers intercepted vehicles along the Koro–Egbe route, kidnapping an unspecified number of passengers. The incident has intensified fear in border communities already plagued by rising criminal activity.
This assault follows a recent attack on the Oshokoshoko–Obajana highway in Kogi State, where gunmen took control of the road, leaving commuters stranded for hours amid gunfire between security forces and the attackers. Distressed travelers captured video footage pleading for urgent government intervention as insecurity in the region continues to escalate.

Four Killed as Terrorists Launch Midnight Attack on Tiv Community in Kogi State




At least four people have been confirmed dead after terrorists carried out a midnight attack on a Tiv settlement in Idofin, Yagba East LGA of Kogi State. According to community sources, the armed attackers invaded around midnight, firing sporadically and forcing residents to flee into nearby bushes for safety. Bodies of the victims were recovered shortly after the gunmen retreated and taken to the General Hospital in Isanlu.

This latest assault comes amid rising insecurity along the Oshokoshoko–Obajana highway, where travellers were recently stranded for hours during another terrorist ambush. Viral video footage shows scores of commuters trapped as gunmen reportedly exchanged gunfire with security operatives. The highway has increasingly become a hotspot for kidnappings and violent attacks, leaving residents and travellers in fear as gunmen continue to exploit the vulnerable corridor.