DHQ gives update on operations against Boko Haram, ISWAP, others

Major General Michael Onoja, Director of Defence Media Operations, provided an update on military operations conducted between June 4 and June 11, 2026. In the North East, troops of Operation Hadin Kai rescued 360 civilians, mostly women and children, who had been held since the March 3, 2026 attack on Ngoshe community. Two infants died during evacuation from the Mandara Mountains. A 20-year-old terrorist, Fannami Ali, surrendered, and two suspected informants were arrested.