THE Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of 12 individuals linked to acts of terrorism allegedly carried out by a breakaway faction of the Boko Haram insurgents, known as “Mahmuda,” which reportedly occupied the Kainji Lake National Park in the northern part of Kwara State. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) …
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TWO soldiers from the Nigerian Army’s 135 Special Forces Battalion are under investigation for alleged collaboration with ISWAP (Islamic State West Africa Province) terrorists in Yobe State. The soldiers are accused of compromising national security by leaking sensitive operational information. According to reliable security sources, intercepted telephone conversations disclosed the …
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TROOPS of the Nigerian Army, in a coordinated operation with the police and local hunters, successfully rescued 31 kidnapped passengers along the Apata-Obajana road in Kogi State on Thursday night. Security analyst Zagazola Makama, via his verified Twitter handle, reported that the abduction took place late on May 8, around …
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TROOPS of 1 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Gusau said they had neutralised five bandits’ leaders in Zamfara. This was contained in a statement in Gusau on Friday by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations,1 Brigade, Gusau, Capt. Suleiman Omale. According to the statement, those killed are Auta Jijji, …
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A General Court Martial (GCM) sitting at the Headquarters of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu, has sentenced a soldier, Pte Adamu Mohammed, to death by hanging for killing his girlfriend. The acting Deputy Director 82 Division Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, April …
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THE Nigerian Army has appointed Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele as its first female Director of Army Public Relations in an acting capacity. Anele was one time Public Relations Officer in the Office of the Chief of Army Staff, during the tenure of retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai. This is the first time …
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THE Nigerian Army has uncovered 11 new bunkering facilities and made some seizures during a six-day operation conducted in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers. Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, spokesman for the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt, made this known in a statement on Monday in Port Harcourt. He said …
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THE Rivers State Government has on Tuesday advised youths to take advantage of the ongoing Nigerian military recruitment exercise to develop their career and life paths. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibibia Worika, made the remark when he received a team from the Army Headquarters, led by …
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TROOPS of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division have apprehended 43 suspected oil thieves during a coordinated raid on illegal artisanal refineries across Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states. Spokesman for the division, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Sunday, noting that 14 artisanal refineries were also …
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THE Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede has tasked the Nigerian Army on selflessness and unity in their service to the nation. Oluyede made the call when he hosted some Muslim officers and men of the Armed Forces to Iftar (breaking of fast). He said Ramadan, which also …
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