The Nigerian army has denied reports that 25 soldiers were killed in an attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state. Reuters had reported how the insurgent group attacked the soldiers on Saturday morning while they were evacuating people from villages in the state. The fighters were said to have opened fire on the […]
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There was serious confusion on Tuesday, as a disagreement between soldiers and policemen turns into confrontation. This happened while Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was inaugurating some projects in Maiduguri, Borno state capital. While Osinbajo, Kashim Shettima, the governor and Usman Durkwa, the deputy governor, were inaugurating a school along Bukumkutu road in the state capital, security […]
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Barely a week after Islamic State claimed responsibility for the death of 10 soldiers in Borno state, the group says it has carried out another attack in the north-eastern state. According to information released via Amaq, the insurgent group struck at a barracks in Gajiganna local government area of Borno state, killing 11 soldiers and […]
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The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said 13 of its soldiers and two police personnel died in a Boko Haram ambush on Monday. It said troops successfully repelled the insurgents in another attack at a military formation in Kukareta, Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe on Monday. A statement by Onyema Nwachukwu, the deputy director, Army […]
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About 12 soldiers were killed and dozens missing after fighting with Boko Haram terrorists in the northeastern state of Borno State It was reported that three military sources said on Sunday confirmed to newsmen that this is one of the largest known losses of life by the army in the last month. The army said […]
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The Nigerian Army has buried 19 of the 23 soldiers it said were killed by Boko Haram during the November 18 attack on Metele, Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State. At a solemn ceremony, held at the military cemetery of the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, the state capital, the fallen heroes were buried in […]
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The Nigerian Army has finally confirmed that there was an attack on soldiers in Metele in Borno State. The Army, which confirmed the attack in a statement on its official Twitter handle on Friday night, however, described the casualty figures as false and “various footages” in circulation as “old and inaccurate BHT (Boko Haram Terrorist) […]
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Men of the Benue State Command of the Nigerian Police Force have arrested six fake soldiers for robbery in Ugbema, Benue State. The men are said to be members of a nine-man gang which has terrorised the along Gboko-Ugbema-Katsina Ala area for long. The suspects are, Akighir Tyolumun (Gang leader), 18, Iorlumun Kyanya, 18, Chia […]
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Some policemen and soldiers reportedly opened fire on the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), better known as Shi’ites, in Abuja on Monday evening. The incident happened at Nyanya checkpoint along Mararaba road in the nation’s capital. Security operatives had intercepted the procession of the sect members who were marching from Mararaba/Nasarawa axis. […]
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Not less than three operatives of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military task force in Plateau state, were killed while trying to restore calm between herders and farmers in the state on Saturday. Augustine Agundu, commander of the force, disclosed this to reporters in Jos, the state capital. He vowed that those behind the tragic […]
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