Tag: army
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Troops foil ISWAP attempted attack on surrendered terrorists in Damboa – Army
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully foiled an attempted attack by the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a facility housing some surrendered Boko Haram members in Damboa, Borno state. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja. He said that the…
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Community demands justice over illegal arrest, brutalisation of villager by Army
Dakunji community in Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area in Plateau, on Saturday accused the military of invading the village to illegally arrest and brutalise a villager. Chairman, Dakunji Concerned Citizens Forum, Mr Pam Logyang, made the accusation at a news conference in Jos. Logyang said that operatives of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH)…
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Zamfara: Army, Police synergise on anti-banditry fight — GOC
The Nigerian Army and the Police in Zamfara have begun collaborating in the fight against banditry and restoring security in the state, the GOC, 8 Division Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Maj.-Gen. Uwem Bassey has said.Bassey, also the Force Commander, Operation Hadarin Daji, stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Zamfara Commissioner of Police,…
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Army probes alleged involvement of personnel in murder, extortion in Katsina
The Nigerian Army is to begin investigating the alleged involvement of its personnel in extortion and the gruesome murder of a woman in Yankara village of Katsina State. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, on Wednesday. Yerima said the army authorities would not shield or…
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Army providing cover for herders, IPOB alleges
The Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the military and other security agencies of providing cover for herdsmen allegedly linked to the killings in the South East and South South part of Nigeria. It noted the security agencies’ inability to arrest suspects days after the attacks was a confirmation of its position. In…
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Troops eliminate 25 terrorists in clearance operation – Army
the Nigerian Army troops of `Operation Tura Takaibango’ have eliminated 25 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and captured cache of arms and ammunition in a clearance operation around Chikun Gudu and Kerenoa in Borno. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said Chikun Gudu and Kerenoa…
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Nigerian Army to conduct SSC, DSSC selection exam. Nov. 14
The Nigerian Army says the computer -based pre-selection examination for Short Service Combatant 47/2020 (SSC 47) and Direct Short Service Commission 26/2020 (DSSC 26) will hold on Nov. 14 in 15 centres nationwide. The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Musa advised the…
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Army Dismisses Soldier in Borno For Raping 13 Year Old
By: Ali Musa Biu A general court martial of the 7 division Opertion Lafiya Dole sitting in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital on Wednesday sentenced Army Corporal, Aliyu Yukubu to five years imprisonment with dismissal from service on a two count charge of defilement and assault on 13 years old Innah Ameh Modu in Bama…
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You Have Taken Campaign against Army Too Far, CSOs Tell SaharaReporters
The Conference of Civil Society for Peace, Security and National Development has accused online news portal Sahara Reporters of publishing tissues of imaginations against the Nigeria military in her bid to discredit efforts to end insurgency, banditry and other forms of insecurity in the country. The group reacting to a publication by SaharaReporters that 10…
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Army neutralises 17 bandits, rescued 2 kidnapped girls in Katsina
Troop of the Nigeria Army of the Operation Sahel Sanity Theatre have neutralised 17 bandits and rescued two teenage girls kidnapped in separate operations in Katsina State. According to a statement signed by Brig- Gen., Bernard Onyeuko, Acting Director of Defence Media Operation, Defence Headquarter Abuja, on Sunday, one soldier died in the battle with…