Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has called on troops serving in the north-east to immediately embark on the final aggressive action and comprehensive sweep of the operational theatre to end the operation against the Boko Haram insurgents on a very high note. Mr. Buratai made the call in a message to the troops […]
Continue ReadingThe Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged every Combat Unit in the Nigerian Army to remain focused “until insurgency in the North-East is crushed”. Buratai gave the charge on Wednesday while declaring close, the three-day “Combat Support Arms Training Week 2016″, held at Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri. He also charged the units […]
Continue ReadingThe Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has taken exception to the statement made on Monday by Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, describing it as “provocative”.Recall that while speaking at the inauguration of the newly built ultra-modern 2 brigade headquarters complex and Olympic-sized swimming pool in Port-Harcourt, Rivers state, Buratai who was […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammad Buhari has directed service chiefs and entire leadership of the nation’s Armed Forces to intensify and perfect current strategies and techniques toward curtailing criminalities across the country. The president gave the directive at the grand finale of the 2016 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) in Gusau on Thursday. Represented by the Minister of […]
Continue ReadingThe Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has assured residents of North West that the army will clear the remnants of cattle rustlers and bandits terrorising their communities in few days.He said the myriad of security challenges in the North West would be largely addressed by the end of the army’s training in Bakura […]
Continue Reading•‘Presidency unaware of petition yet’ The Army on Saturday, rose to the defence of its Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai over his acquisition of two properties in Dubai.The army said there was nothing illegal or secret about the properties as Buratai listed them in his Assets Declaration Form. Reacting to a media report […]
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