Tag: Military
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Arewa group hails success recorded by military against insurgency
A pressure group, Arewa Youth Federation, has said it is fascinated by the sustained success being recorded by the security agencies in the war against terrorism, banditry and other forms of criminality across the country. The group in a statement signed by its President, Muhammad Matazu noted with pride the renewed onslaught against Boko…
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Military nabs 2 suspected drug dealers in Plateau with hemp worth N9.5m –spokesman
Troops of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Kaduna and Bauchi states, have arrested two suspects with cannabis sativa worth N9.5 million, according to the Media Officer of the taskforce, Maj. Ishaku Takwa. In a statement he issued on Saturday in Jos, Takwa added that the…
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Military warns Plateau residents against self-defense
Following increasing insecurity in Plateau, the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) on Monday warned residents against taking the law into their hands in the guise of self-defence. Maj. Ishaku Takwa, the Media Officer of the task force gave the warning in a statement issued in Jos. Takwa faulted the consistent call on…
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TERRORISM: TAKE THE FIGHT TO THEIR ENCLAVES- Buhari Charges Military
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, said the nation owes inestimable gratitude to the military, and other security agencies currently fighting Boko Haram/ISWAP and other forms if criminality scross the country.The President particularly paid special tribute to those who paid the supreme price, in the course if the fights, even as…
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Group Seeks Injunction Against AI Over False, Inciting Reports Against Military
Following series of reports published by Amnesty International including alleged abuse of human rights, a child rights advocacy group, Kids In Need Society International has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Makurdi to determine if the persistent and false reports against the military does not constitute a national security threat and infringes…
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Deaths, as community accuse military of invasion
Raymond Gukas,Jos The aftermath of the looting spree at the home of the former Speaker of the house of representatives, Yakubu Dogara has left in it’s trail a harvest of deaths suffered by the immidiate neighbourhood of Gwafan village, Jos north LGA of Plateau state where his house is located. Angry youths confirmed this during…
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Military eliminates more bandits, recovers rustled animals, rescues kidnapped victims in north west zone
The military says its troops of Operation Sahel Sanity have continued to record tangible achievements in their quest to rid the entire North West zone of Nigeria of banditry, cattle rustling, kidnapping and other sundry criminalities. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Onyeuko…
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Borno: Military launch air attack on Boko Haram camp, killed many terrorists
By: Ali Musa Biu- Maiduguri Nigerian Airforce jets have launched an aerial attack on a settlement along the Yale-Kumshe axis in Borno state. Intelligence reports established that the location served as a staging area from where the terrorists launch attacks on other parts of the state. A statement from Major General John Enenche, Coordinator Defence…
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Military nabs fake soldier, 21 other suspected criminals in Jos
The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau has arrested one James Dogo, for falsely parading himself as a military personnel. Dogo was arrested alongside one Dotun Shomoye, who specialises in printing identity cards for fake security personnel. Other 20 suspected criminals, who are between the ages of 20 and 25,…
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Military to combine kinetic and non-kinetic approach in tackling banditry –Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Burata, says the military will continue to engage in kinetic approach in dealing with banditry in Zamfara while supporting non-kinetic approach of the state government. BurataI stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Bello Matawalle at the Government House in Gusau on Monday. While commending…