The Nigerian Army on Wednesday, disclosed that a sizeable number of the 39 soldiers declared missing after last week Boko Haram insurgents’ attack in the border town of Gashigar in Borno, had returned. Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, the Theater Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, stated this while briefing newsmen in Maiduguri. “It is true that about […]
Continue ReadingMilitants have set fire to a crude oil pipeline in Nigeria’s restive Niger Delta, a military spokesman said on Saturday, the second strike in the country’s oil hub within a day.A militant group had earlier said it attacked the pipeline, which is run by the state oil firm NNPC and a local private firm, Shoreline, […]
Continue ReadingTroops of 33 Brigade Nigerian Army deployed at Forward Operation Base (FOB) Ningi, on routine patrol, came across suspected kidnappers at Dutsen Makurd, Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi on Sunday. Colonel Sani Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations said in a statement that the suspected kidnappers opened fire on the troops that led to […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army has freed 348 detainees, held in connection with the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno state.The ex-detainees were all handed over today to Governor Kashim Shettima in Maiduguri by Brig.-Gen. Victor Ezugwu, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division of the Nigerian Army. The Nigerian Army had earlier released 565 women comprising 366 babies, […]
Continue ReadingTroops from the 13 Brigade Nigerian Army Calabar, at the early hours of Friday, repelled an attack on its soldiers by killing seven armed militants at Efut Esighi in Bakassi local government area of Cross River.Capt. Kayode Owolabi, Army Public Relations Officer (APRO) who disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Calabar, said that the […]
Continue ReadingAt about 1.00am on Sunday 25th September 2016, some suspected remnants of Boko Haram fighters numbering about attacked our troops location of at Logomani along Dikwa-Gambarou road, Borno State, in a 3 waves attack using 36 Hand Grenades and Rocket Propelled Launchers. Our troops fought gallantly and repelled the attack which lasted for about one […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army on Monday announced that its troops blocked an attempt by the extremist Boko Haram sect to attack a village in the North Eastern state of Borno.The spokesperson for the Army, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement; “Today, Monday 1st August 2016, at about 8.00pm, troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE accompanied by […]
Continue ReadingInformation from Sani Usman, acting director of the army public relations, says the Nigerian army has located five soldiers who were declared missing in action after an ambush at Guro Gongon on 20th July 2016. According to him, the soldiers sustained injuries but are now in stable condition at the military’s medical facilities. “Please recall […]
Continue ReadingAccording to a statement signed by Sani Usman, acting spokesman of the army, three female suicide bombers were shot in Monguno, Borno State, Just before they could attack the camp of the internally displaced persons (IDPs).The Army spokesman, said the bombers were targeting some IDPs who were fetching water at a borehole along Marte road, […]
Continue ReadingBy Wale Fatade This title is not original to me. It belongs to a former chief of army staff, Salihu Ibrahim, who used the phrase in 1993 at his passing out parade. Over two decades after the general challenged soldiers to remain professional and true to their calling by not operating “mini-armies within the larger […]
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