Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) denies reports of any ceasefire with Boko Haram and ISWAP, saying the military is not pausing operations against these groups and other armed criminals. Multiple outlets report DHQ’s position that claims of a secret or official truce are untrue.
Vanguard and The Punch both foreground DHQ’s denial, framing it as a response to alleged ceasefire arrangements involving Boko Haram, ISWAP, and possibly other terrorist groups. The Punch also adds detail from DHQ’s operational claims, stating that troops have killed 435 terrorists in recent operations, while Vanguard emphasizes the broader insistence that offensives are sustained and intensified against multiple categories of armed actors.
Overall, the accounts converge on the central point: DHQ rejects the ceasefire narrative and points to continued military pressure, with differences mainly in how much emphasis each outlet places on the scope of groups involved versus specific reported figures from the field.
