The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has announced a 73.3 per cent reduction in attacks across military theatres of operation in October 2026.

The DHQ said troops recorded 98 incidents in October compared with 367 in September, representing 269 fewer attacks within one month.

The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday while providing an update on military operations across the country.

Onoja attributed the operational gains to sustained efforts by troops across the various theatres. He said the Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN, recorded a total of 98 attacks during the period under review.

A breakdown of the October figures showed that Operation Enduring Peace recorded the highest number of attacks with 29 incidents, followed by Operation Hadin Kai with 27 and Operation Fansan Yamma with 24.

Operation Whirl Stroke recorded 12 attacks, while Operation Udo Ka recorded four. Operation Delta Safe and Operation Savannah Shield recorded one attack each.

The October figure marks a significant decline from September, when Operation Enduring Peace recorded 147 attacks, Operation Fansan Yamma 115, Operation Whirl Stroke 55, Operation Hadin Kai 33, Operation Savannah Shield 13, Operation Udo Ka four, while Operation Delta Safe recorded none.

Onoja added that despite the drop in attacks, troops neutralised more than 217 terrorists and criminals, arrested 333 suspects, rescued 349 kidnapped victims and recovered arms and ammunition during the month.

Source: The Punch Newspapers / Verified with TheCable, Channels TV, Western Post.