Troops have arrested two individuals in connection with an attempted attack on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) that occurred on July 2. The incident involved a gun battle with suspected armed assailants, resulting in the death of one attacker, while others managed to flee into nearby rocky terrain. The security investigation into the attack is ongoing, according to PM News.

The United States has withdrawn its troops from Nigeria following a successful joint operation against the Islamic State that began in December of the previous year, according to Upland Media.

Troops from the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) killed a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle during an operation at Jotar Village near the Quarantine Checkpoint in Benue State, according to a statement by Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu, the Acting Media Information Officer of OPWS.

U.S. Army General Christopher Donahue, known as the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan in 2021, is unexpectedly resigning from his position as the commander of Army forces in Europe and Africa after 18 months, according to the Army's confirmation on Tuesday.

Troops from Sector 4 of Operation Enduring Peace have arrested a 29-year-old suspected kidnapper named Mohamdu Surajo during a security operation in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, according to a statement from the Nigerian Army posted on X.

The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has called for the immediate release of journalist Stanley Ugagbe, who was detained shortly after his employer, Secret Reporters, published an investigative report. IPI Nigeria urged security operatives to ensure Ugagbe's release in a statement signed by its Secretary.