The Commander-In-Chief of Nigerian armed forces, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the deployment of 1,000 security personnel to Zamfara state to stem the killings in the state. In a statement on Sunday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said the security personnel comprise the army, air force, police and the civil defence. Zamfara has been on the […]
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Not less than 16 Boko Haram terrorists have been killed by troops at the Mairari, a village in Mongno Local government area of Borno State. The Deputy Director of Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, said on Sunday that the success was recorded on Friday evening when the soldiers deployed in […]
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No fewer than 183 teenagers, who were previously working with Boko Haram terrorists, have been handed over to the United Nations by the Nigerian Army. They were on Monday handed over to officials of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Maiduguri, the Borno State. They are for rehabilitation […]
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Troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole killed four Boko Haram terrorists at Gasawa Village in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno during a clearance operation. The army spokesman, Texas Chukwu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that over 2,000 Internally Displaced Persons recently returned to communities […]
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The acting director of defence information, John Agim, in a statement on Wednesday, said Nigeria’s territorial integrity is not under threat from ISIS or any other group. Read the statement: The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) wishes to respond to a report making the round that ISIS has been sending her members to Nigeria to train Boko […]
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The Nigerian army has confiscated three trucks loaded with about three hundred thousand live cartridges in Igbogila-Ilara area of Ogun state. Enobong Udoh, general officer commanding (GOC) of the army 82 division, disclosed this at a press conference on Thursday, in Lagos state. Represented Olusegun Olatunde, a brigadier-general, Udoh said the army intercepted the trucks […]
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A shameful video of the protesters who stormed the office of Amnesty International in Abuja on Wednesday, has emerged online. In the video, the protesters were seen struggling for N500 (five hundred naira) hours after the exercise. Earlier, the protesters were on a massive protest at the Abuja office of Amnesty International, where they accused […]
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The Nigerian Army said some courageous civilians on Sunday foiled a suicide bomb attack by a suspected female Boko Haram member on a mosque in Gashua, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri. “What would […]
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The Nigerian army has dismissed the allegations of Theophilus Danjuma, an elder statesman, that it colluded with militia in Taraba state and refused to protect the people. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja on Friday, Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, said the 10-man panel the army constituted to probe the allegations founded them […]
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The military has lunched Operation Whirl Stroke for Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara states, to counter armed herdsmen and militia groups operating in the areas. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.- Gen, John Agim , said at the Tactical Air Command headquarters in Makurdi that the operation which began on May 8, consists of […]
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