Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state, says footage has shown that the Nigerian Army is responsible for the shooting that occurred at Lekki toll gate in Lagos. Recall that last week Tuesday, armed men in army uniform stormed the toll gate where #EndSARS protesters had gathered for 13 days and used live bullets on them. […]
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The Nigerian Army has expressed sadness at the unfortunate incident in which suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists ambushed and killed innocent women and children in Faduma Koloram village, Gubio LGA of Borno State. In a communique by its spokesman, Colonel Sagir Musa, the army revealed that already a large contingent of military personnel have been drafted […]
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A prominent Boko Haram fighter, Malam Adamu Yahaya, AKA Saad Karami, who, according to the military, led the last attack on troops in Baga town and equally participated in attacks on Metele, Mairari, Bindiram, Kangarwa and Shetimari (Niger Republic) has voluntarily surrendered to troops of 242 Battalion in Monguno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. […]
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Nigerian troops have eliminated 20 Boko Haram terrorists in a decisive offensive operations in Baga town, Borno State. In a decisive intercept offensive operation, troops of 130 Battalion with the support of Army Super Camp Baga, had a fierce encounter at the north west of Baga town with BHT/ISWAP Criminals on the 17th of May […]
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The Nigerian army says its troops have killed 105 Boko Haram insurgents in a hot encounter at Buni Gari, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. Col. Sagir Musa, acting director of army Public Relations, in a statement, said the onslaught on the insurgents was a result of credible intelligence received by the military, on […]
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The Nigerian component of MNJTF together with other members from the Lake Chad Basin Commission has been involved in clearance operation around the Lake Chad Basin. This is the fall out of the recent past aggressive and offensive action of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in the North East specifically, Operation LAFIYA DOLE Theatre. The […]
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The Nigerian Army in collaboration with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) has arrested 16 Boko Haram terrorists, including two top commanders of the sect during a sting operation. Col. Aminu Iliyasu, the Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator said in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja that the terrorists were arrested at Pulka in Gwoza Local […]
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Senator Ali Ndume, the chairman of the Senate committee, on Army, has said the number of soldiers Nigeria has lost since 2013, is 847, according to record by the cemetery. He stated this while he was briefing newsmen in Abuja, saying the records were for only those in Maiduguri cemetery, that there were still some […]
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The Nigerian Army troops, have killed 15 Boko Haram terrorists this was during a fierce fight in Jiaglta Village which is said to be 27 kilometers from Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State in the North-East of Nigeria. A statement by the Nigerian Army Oprrations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, on Friday said 15 […]
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The Nigerian Army (NA) has disclosed that it will soon relaunch some of its military operations across the nation to tackle banditry, kidnapping and insurgency, among other myriads of emerging security threats. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, made this known during a combined press briefing in preparation for the […]
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