According to a statement signed by the JTF Media Information Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba the troops of 25 Brigade, under the Operations Desert Sanity IV and V, while conducting a Main Supply Route (MSR) patrol along the Damboa–Komala axis, discovered an IED on 17 December 2025.

The device was promptly secured and successfully detonated by the troops, ensuring the safety of troops and commuters along the route. In a separate operation based on credible intelligence, “Troops of OPHK deployed at a checkpoint along the Maiduguri–Bama Road intercepted and arrested a Lagos-registered vehicle with plate number AKD 244 YE on 19 December 2025.

“The vehicle was conveying large quantities of food items and energy drinks, suspected to be logistics supplies intended for Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists operating around Kirawa Ward, Gwoza Local Government Area.”
According to the statement, “Two suspects were arrested in connection with the incident. Items recovered include assorted food items and energy drinks, three mobile phones, an identity card, a ring, several sums of cash in Naira and CFA.

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“The suspects, vehicle, and recovered items have been handed over to the appropriate military intelligence unit for further investigation and necessary action.”
The Military High Command commended the troops for their impressive efforts and urged them to sustain the operational tempo.

The Nigerian military command reaffirms its resolute commitment to denying terrorists freedom of action, disrupting their logistics networks, and ensuring the safety and security of citizens in the North East.

Source: Punch

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According to sources cited by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, the soldiers killed several terrorists and wounded others during the counter-operation. The Army also neutralized two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, VBIEDs, causing significant damage to the road at two separate locations.

The operation was led by troops from Sector 3 of the Stabilization Operation, with support from the Theatre Command Quick Reaction Force, the Nigeria Police Force’s elite tactical team, and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF.

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During a subsequent search of the area, the troops discovered several terrorist bodies and recovered various items, including five motorcycles, two Android phones, AK-47 rifles, a belt with 165 rounds of PKT ammunition, five AK-47 magazines (each loaded with 30 rounds), and 59 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition.

Other items recovered included a hand grenade, combat boots, a flak jacket, plastic bottles containing engine oil, a stretcher, wristwatches, a camel bag, spinners, and a motorcycle pump.

Fortunately, no casualties were reported among the troops during the operation.

Source: Punch

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Raising the concern at the 2025 annual inter-faith service for workers held at the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, Makinde said during a security briefing that he learned that some bad elements from the North-West are relocating to the region due to military heat in their zones, adding that they will find and deal with them.

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The Ogun State government also said it had contacted relevant security agencies, including the military and the police.

The Department of State Services recently arrested 10 suspected members of ISWAP in Ilesa, Osun State.

The arrest came to public knowledge when the DSS sought an order of a Federal High Court in Abuja to detain the suspects for 60 days, an order Justice Emeka Nwite granted last week Friday.

In the same vein, the Oodua People’s Congress urged all the six governors of the South-West to treat as a security emergency the building of camps inside Yoruba land forests by insurgents and terrorists fleeing the North, as it offered to help security agencies tackle the menace.

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