Troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces reported that, between 29 October and 5 November 2026, they neutralised 60 terrorists, rescued 42 kidnapping victims and arrested 56 suspected collaborators, arms dealers and logistics suppliers in coordinated operations across the North‑East, North‑West, North‑Central and South‑East zones of the country.
Major General Michael Onoja, Director of Defence Media Operations, said the forces repelled attacks at Buni Yadi in Yobe State and Bitta in Borno State, killing more than 50 insurgents. Follow‑up actions on 30 October recovered 48 bodies, 42 AK‑47 rifles, five PKT machine guns, four general‑purpose machine guns, a 60 mm mortar, 105 magazines and two video cameras. Further recoveries on 31 October and 1 November added three bodies, an AK‑47, 188 rounds of ammunition and, after a thwarted infiltration at Bitta, seven bodies, four AK‑47s, an RPG tube with four rockets, a PKM machine gun and a radio.
Operations in the central states also yielded significant results. Troops overran kidnapper hideouts in the Edimogbo and Obele forests of Kogi State, seizing weapons and destroying the sites. Rescue missions in Kwara, Kebbi, Niger, Abia and Anambra states freed several abductees, including a baby. Between 2 and 4 November, 12 terrorist fighters and their families surrendered at New Abaram Resettlement Village, Banki Junction (Bama LGA) and near Ngurusoye (Gwoza LGA), citing sustained military pressure and internal disputes between JAS and ISWAP factions.
Arrests were made in several regions. In the North‑East, 50 suspects were detained, including logistics suppliers in Benisheikh (Kaga LGA) on 31 October and 2 November, and five individuals intercepted at Garin Gada (Yunusari LGA) on 3 November while attempting to procure supplies for cross‑border militants. On 5 November, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency assisted military personnel in motor‑park searches in Maiduguri, leading to 36 additional arrests.
In the North‑West, Operation Fansan Yamma responded to a distress call from Ribah (Danko/Wasagu LGA, Kebbi State) on 30 October, clearing the Ribah‑Dirindaji Road and forcing terrorists to abandon seven hostages. An ambush on 31 October along the Wasagu‑Falfala Road resulted in the attackers fleeing and leaving four abducted farm workers. Subsequent search‑and‑rescue missions on 3 November freed seven more victims from Sabon Tunga and Binoni villages. Arrests in Kaduna State included two suspects linked to kidnapping
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