The Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division Nigerian Army, Brigadier General VU Ezegwu on Wednesday inaugurated a General Court Martial (GCM) in Maiduguri.The Court was inaugurated to dispel all pending disciplinary cases that occurred in the Theatre of Operation LAFIYA DOLE particularly cases that could not be tried summarily. A total number of 20 military […]
Continue ReadingAs reported by The Nation, a passing out ceremony was organised on Friday for 464 military retirees at the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC) in Oshodi, Lagos. The retired personnel, is made of 449 soldiers, 13 air force officers, and two naval personnel. Mohammed Dan-Ali, minister of defence, urged them to collaborate with those […]
Continue ReadingA policeman was killed, while three of his colleagues sustained injuries after soldiers at a checkpoint along Bauchi to Jos road opened fire on a bus conveying policemen travelling from Taraba to Kaduna. Headquarters of the 33 Artillery Brigade in Bauchi confirmed the incident on Sunday, describing it as unfortunate. Joseph Afolasade, assistant director, army […]
Continue ReadingThe military force deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta, codenamed “Operation Pulo Shield” on Tuesday confirmed that three soldiers were killed in a gun duel with pirates and militants. Isa Ado, a colonel and spokesman of “Operation Pulo Shield’, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview that the […]
Continue ReadingNo fewer than 400 soldiers who were previously dismissed, but recently recalled to military service, were seen at 4:45pm on Tuesday (yesterday) in seven luxury Nigeria army buses along Sir Kashim Ibrahim Road in Maiduguri. A military source, confirmed their arrival, by stating that they have been in camps at Maimalari Cantonment at the Headquarters […]
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