The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Bemgha Koughna, on Sunday escaped an ambush by suspected members of the Lakurawa terrorist group near Mayama Hill in Kebbi State, military authorities have confirmed. The incident occurred while the commander's convoy was travelling through a forested and volatile stretch of terrain en route to visit frontline troops deployed in the state. Major General Koughna also serves as Commander of Sector 2 under Operation Fansan Yamma, a joint task force operating in the North-West.

In the states of Adamawa and Borno, troops from Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI have stepped up their efforts against Boko Haram. They have taken weapons and drones used to target security personnel, neutralize insurgents, and arrest collaborators. "Troops of Sector 4 under 28 Task Force Brigade apprehended 28-year-old Ismail Muhammed, a terrorist logistics supplier, in the Visik General area of Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa State," the military said in a statement released on Friday and signed by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, OPHK's Media Information Officer.

The Nigerian Army has announced that its troops have overrun a terrorist camp in a forest in Kogi State, recovering a cache of arms and ammunition during the operation. In a statement posted on its official X handle on Wednesday, the army said the raid was concluded under 'Operation IGBO IDANU I', targeting criminal elements operating within the state. According to the statement, the operation delivered “a decisive strategic blow to a notorious terrorist network linked to Kachalla Ibrahim and Shu’aibu in Kogi State”.

The Department of State Service, Kwara State Command, has sent a security notice to the Kwara State Police Command, warning of a probable attack on the Gbabe community in Baruten LGA. The caution came only days after a horrific attack on the Woro hamlet in Kaiama LGA, which killed dozens of people.

Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, Chief of Army Staff, has approved the urgent deployment of the Chief of Army Staff Intervention Battalion's special troops to Plateau State. The troops, who are already in the state, have been entrusted with responding forcefully and decisively to the recent rise of terrorist acts.

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday painted a grim picture of Nigeria's security situation, admitting that terrorism and banditry were giving him and many Nigerians sleepless nights, even as he expressed confidence that the country would overcome the threats. The president, however, insisted that insecurity was unacceptable and alien to Nigeria's values, vowing that his administration would defeat terrorism and restore peace to affected communities. Tinubu spoke while declaring open the Second National Economic Council (NEC) Conference at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja where he assured Nigerians of renewed efforts to strengthen the nation's security architecture.