TROOPS of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a Boko Haram Terrorist suspect in Taraba. This is contain in a statement on Tuesday in Jalingo, by Captain Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations. “Acting on actionable intelligence, on January 26, 2025, …
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Nigerian Army Redeploys Top Officers
THE Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the redeployment and posting of its top officers. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Saturday in Abuja. Nwachukwu explained that the redeployment was a strategic move to enhance operational effectiveness …
Read More »Troops Neutralize Suspected Killers of 4 Soldiers In Rivers
THE Nigerian Army has announced that its troops have shot dead two suspects accused of killing four soldiers on protection duty in Rivers. Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, spokesman of the Nigerian Army 6 Division in Port Harcourt, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He revealed that the unidentified gang members …
Read More »Troops Neutralise Bandits’ kingpin, Others In Zamfara
TROOPS of 1 Brigade in Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised several terrorists, including a notorious kingpin known as Alhaji Ma’oli in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday by the Coordinator Joint Media Coordination Centre Operation Fansan Yamma, …
Read More »Oil Bunkers Revealed What I Told Nigerian Army – Fisayo Soyombo
Investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, on Saturday, revealed key details of his recent encounter with the Nigerian Army, calling for a complete overhaul of the country’s security structures to tackle illegal crude oil bunkering effectively. Soyombo also shared how the oil bunkers provided him with an account of the sensitive information …
Read More »Nigerian Army Troops Recover Arms, Dismantle Refining sites in Niger Delta
TROOPS of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division, in collaboration with other security agencies, have intensified anti-oil theft and illegal refining operations across the Niger Delta. In a statement, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 6 Division Lt. Col. Danjuma Jonah Danjuma said between November 11 and 17, 2024, the forces …
Read More »Troops Arrest oil Thieves, Recover Arms, And Stolen Crude in Niger Delta Operations
IN a sustained anti-oil theft operation conducted from October 21-27, 2024, Nigerian Army troops of the 6 Division, in conjunction with other security agencies, intensified their efforts across the Joint Operations Area (JOA). These operations resulted in multiple arrests, the dismantling of several illegal refineries, and the recovery of substantial …
Read More »Badaru Visits 146 Battalion Bonny, Commends Improved Security Of Critical National Infrastructure
…Says his visit is to boost the morale of the Officers of the Battalion AS part of his maiden visit to the Joint Task Force South South Operation Delta Safe, The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar visited the 146 Battalion (Main) Bonny Island to boost the morale of the …
Read More »Army Rescue Kidnapped Corps Member, Others in Benue
TROOPS of the 401 Special Forces Brigade, Nigerian Army in collaboration with Sector One have rescued a member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, and six other victims from kidnappers in Tse-Annaka, along Wukari/Zaki-Biam, in Ukum local government area of Benue State. The corps member was identified as a …
Read More »Nigerian Army Discharges Female Soldier, Exonerates Senior officer Over Sexual Abuse Allegations
THE Nigerian Army has officially discharged Private Ruth Ogunleye after she accused senior officers of sexual harassment, with Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem at the center of the controversy. Ogunleye made the allegations public in January 2024 through her TikTok page, accusing Abdulkareem, alongside Colonel G.S. Ogor and Brigadier General I.B. Solebo, …
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