Report that the Nigerian Army has placed order for 50,000 boots from Aba shoe manufacturers has generated commendation for the patronage of Made-in-Nigeria products. The Army reportedly asked Aba shoemakers to produce 50,000 pairs of boots for soldiers. Nigeria had in the past patronize foreign boots for the army, but this singular step has elicited […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army has launched internet protocol desktop telephones at the 8 Task Force Division in Northern Borno to enable troops communicate with their families with ease. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations Department, stated this on Friday in Maiduguri. Nwachukwu said in a statement that the facility was inaugurated by Brig.-Gen. […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 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 ReadingAbubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram insurgents appeared in a new video to dispute the claims of the military that he was badly injured or probably dead from airstrikes weeks ago. The Nigerian Air Force had in a statement last month said Shekau was fatally wounded from unprecedented air strikes targeted at a gathering of […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army says its attention has been drawn to some online publications alleging that Soldiers of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army and personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS) Edo State command of arresting and molesting 10 journalists in Benin, Edo State earlier today. According to the statement released by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army killed 23 militants in the operation, tagged “Operation Crocodile Smile” to flush out criminals in Niger Delta. The soldiers also recovered 55 assorted weapons from suspected criminals in the region, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahitu, said on Saturday. He told newsmen in Enugu that the recoveries […]
Continue ReadingAs part of Exercise CROCODILE SMILE, troops of 2 Brigade Nigerian Army in an anti-cultism operation yesterday cleared a notorious kidnappers camp at Obiozumini near Obite in Ogbema/Ndoni/Egbema Local Government Area of Rivers State. The troops who were earlier ambushed engaged and subdued the kidnappers. One kidnap victim was rescued from the camp. The ongoing […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian military on Saturday said its troops killed five militants and arrested 23 others in an operation in the Niger Delta region. This is contained in a statement issued by Col. Sani Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations. The statement revealed that the incident occurred when the troops of the 133 Special Forces of […]
Continue ReadingTroops of 33 Brigade, Nigerian Army, deployed at Forward Operation Base (FOB) Toro, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, have on Wednesday arrested three suspected kidnappers in the state.This is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria […]
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