Bandits on Tuesday morning invaded Unguwar Musa Tudun Wada Kudansa in Maraban Rido, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A resident of the community, who spoke to the press on Tuesday morning, disclosed that the bandits were resisted by the security personnel who quickly intervened. He said before their arrival, bandits had already captured […]
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Sudan’s ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is to be reinstated, after being placed under house arrest during a military coup last month. All political detainees will be released as part of a new agreement between the military, civilian leaders and ex-rebel groups, mediators said. On 25 October, Sudan’s military had declared a state of emergency […]
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Not less than 569 people — including 337 soldiers — have been killed in various forms of ambush launched by insurgents since 2019, according to a report by SB Morgan (SBM) Intelligence. The research organisation, SBM intelligence, compiled and analysed data about happenings in the country, identifying 62 attacks perpetrated by insurgents in the period […]
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An aggrieved Corporal in the Nigerian Army serving at the Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Army Super Camp 15, located at Malam Fatori went berserk in early hours of 26 February 2020 and opened fire killing 4 of his colleagues before shooting himself. According to a statement by Sagir Musa, Colonel Acting Director of Army […]
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Up to 24 people were killed on Thursday in a fresh attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces militia, taking the number of civilians killed this week to over 60, officials and a monitor said. Twenty-four bodies were found at four sites near Oicha in the volatile Beni […]
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A commander of the Nigerian Army and at least 20 soldiers have been killed in an ambush by Boko Haram insurgents in Yobe state. The military men were ambushed on their way from Borogozo in Yobe where the headquarters of the army’s 29 task force brigade to Benisheikh in Yobe, where they have a forward […]
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Sani Usman, the spokesman of the Nigerian army, has retired from the service after 36 years of active service. In a farewell message on Thursday, the brigadier general who has served at different times as the image maker of the army said he was leaving highly fulfilled. “With utmost gratitude to God, I wish to […]
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The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt says it has discovered an illegal militia training camp inside a Rivers community. Aminu Iliyasu, the spokesman of the division, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Port Harcourt that soldiers had taken over the camp. He said the illegal camp was […]
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The spokesman of the defence headquarters (DHQ), John Agim, has told members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), better known as Shi’ites to be ready to face the consequences if they take on the military. The army confirmed that three Shi’ites were killed while four soldiers sustained injuries but the group declared 1,000 of its members […]
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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has listed the names of 34 of its members who were allegedly shot dead by soldiers between between October 27 and October 30. Members of the sect clashed with soldiers in Abuja last week. In a statement on Sunday, the group accused soldiers of murder, demanding an investigation into […]
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